The Cortina Astronomical Association was born in 1972 from the enthusiasm of about twenty founding members, with the aim of building an astronomical observatory that would make it possible to take advantage of the transparency and purity of the air, which makes Cortina one of the privileged destinations of the world tourism.
The Cortina Astronomical Association manages the Col Drusciè astronomical Observatory, located at the top of the homonymous hill at the foot of the Tofane massif, which is equipped with a modern 40 cm diameter Ritchey Chretien telescope and the A. Dimai planetarium, adjacent at the ice stadium in Cortina. The observatory and the planetarium are visited annually by hundreds of enthusiasts, students, and tourists, who can admire the wonders that the night sky offers from a very privileged position. The members of the Association, thanks also to the possibilities offered by new technologies, have discovered 40 supernovae and an asteroid, called "Cortina d'Ampezzo". |
Change in the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo management: starting from December 1st, with the end of Dr. Ennio Poretti’s 5-years term, the Fundación Galileo Galilei Patronato appointed Adriano Ghedina, former Technical Coordinator of the TNG, as Director of the Fundación Galileo Galilei and...
Cortina Astronomical Association with the patronage of the municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo The talk will be held in Italian language In addition to light pollution, now satellites threaten the vision of the starry sky also.The advent of urban lighting with LED lights - with low energy...
The Cortina Astronomical Association, on behalf of all members, thanks the Municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo and Cortina Banca for the contributions assigned which will allow to buy and install a new mount and a new ccd camera for the Majoni telescope. Thanks to the contributions the Association...
Dear members and friends of the Cortina Astronomical Association, on behalf of the entire board I would like to wish you a happy 2022. The balance of the year just ended is certainly positive, probably beyond our best expectations, both from an economic point of view thanks to the contributions...