Guided tours

The guided tour is tailored according to the age and culture of the visitors.

Evening visit

From 9 PM to around 12 AM

This type of visit, however, used by older kids and adults, includes:

(outdoor activities)

1. Welcome and brief history of the Observatory;

2. Observation of celestial objects (Moon, Planets, Globular Clusters, Nebulae, etc.), present at the moment, view obtained through the use of telescopes placed outside the structure;

3. Notes on ancient tools for analyzing and measuring the passage of time (Sundials);

4. Notes on Radio Astronomy regarding the use of the instrument at the Observatory;

(Indoor activities)

5. Observation of planetary models in proportional scale to the sun;

6. Visit to the museum containing the history of Astronomy, History of the Earth, Distances between the planets, and the Earth's rotation (Foucault Pendulum);

7. Journey among the stars of the celestial firmament through the planetarium;

8. Images and comments, questions and answers, in the classroom;

9. Continuation of the observation of the celestial sphere with the new objects that have appeared in the night sky in the meantime.

Note: outdoor activities are obviously dependent on weather conditions and, in the event that these are unfavorable, indoor activities will be expanded with content to be agreed upon with the teachers (e.g., various videos, virtual sky views, space travel, etc.).

Auxiliary activities

Simulation of space travel

The association has been conducting a very special lesson for a couple of years titled: “VIRTUAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE SOLAR SYSTEM,” a presentation lasting 1.5 to 2 hours depending on the questions and requested topics (see, for example, the dark side of the Moon).

The completely dynamic journey, in other words at the choice of the children and/or the teachers, is carried out using appropriate tools such as PCs, projectors, or interactive whiteboards in sufficiently dark classrooms..

The lesson can be conducted before or after the visit to the observatory (preferably before), or close in time to the study of the topic during the school year.

The meeting can be held either at the schools or at the observatory (see economic note).

The Sundials

Brand new initiative, dedicated to second grade children, where the study of sundials (this is their real name) is included in the school curriculum.

The lesson consists of accompanying the children to the local sundials, explaining their technical, historical, and moral content.