Guided visit to the telescope domes Copernicus and Schmidt of Cima Ekar, Asiago-August 10 2018

Visit and historical insights about telescopes of the Observatory of Asiago Cima Ekar

Friday, august 10, 2018, theAsiago Astrophysical Observatory organizes an interesting guided tour to the domes of Copernicus and Schmidt telescopes of Cima Ekar (a 15-minute drive from the Centre of Asiago ).

The visit, which will start at 14.30, will be enriched by a feature article on the history of the two telescopes, by the astronomer and historian of science Matthew Rabbetts of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

A nice opportunity to discover two of the most powerful tools of Italy: the Copernicus is in fact the largest optical telescope on the national soil.

INFORMATION

Duration: 45 minutes.

TICKET

Reduced for all: 5 euro

For those who will participate in two or more visits, only the first entry will be at full price. We recommend warm clothing and to have a front panel. For groups of 10 people it is possible to agree with the astronomer visiting at other times.

Reservations required. for info and reservations SIT by clicking the buttons below.