WARNING: Event canceled due to adverse weather conditions!

Saturday, August 27 , 2022 in Asiago there will be a very special evening with shows and dissemination on the celestial vault.

The turning off of the lights of the squares and streets of the historic center and the lighting of the candles will define the scenic space of this evocative event.

The appointment is at 21:00 at Piazza Carli in Asiago.

THE PROGRAM

• 9.00 pm - Greetings from Dr. Roberto Ragazzoni, director of the Astronomical Observatory of Padua, and presentation of the INTERREG project "SKYSCAPE"
• 9.30 pm - Concert "Wit Matrix - Pink Floyd Tribute Band" entitled "Astronomy Domine"

Along the streets of the center itinerant light show entitled: "Lunar invasions".

Throughout the historic center of Asiago the public lighting will be turned off and will be illuminated by candles.

THE SKYSCAPE PROJECT

Since 2021 Asiago has become a stellar tourist destination thanks to the Skyscape project, funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Interreg V-A Italy – Austria 2014-2020, of which it is a partner together with Cornedo all'Isarco (BZ), Talmassons (UD) and the Tiroler Umweltanwaltschaft, an Austrian government body aimed at defending and protecting the environment. 

This project foresees, in particular, the development of astro-tourism as a tourist product linked to the observation of the sky. At the same time, the Skyscape project aims to carry out an awareness campaign on the theme of light pollution, which increasingly represents a threat to man and the environment, as well as preventing the observation of the starry sky intended as a collective heritage to be preserved.

 That of placing the observation of the sky as an attractive element for tourists and enthusiasts is a road already traveled by some places, both Italian and foreign, with excellent results. From this point of view, Asiago and the whole territory of the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni have such characteristics to be able to position themselves as an astro-tourist destination of excellence. Not only the distance from large urban centers (combined with the ease of reaching the territory), but also the presence of two of the most important astronomical and astrophysical observatories on Italian soil.

For more information you can contact the IAT Office of Asiago by clicking the appropriate green button below: