San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Firenze) - Lat.N 43°36'36" - Long.E 11°16'06" - Alt. 401 m. s.l.m.




Today is Thursday 9 September 2010 and 9 days lack to the next appointment.
Friday 9 September 1892 Edward Barnard scopre Amalthea - satellite di Giove



L'Osservatorio Astronomico di Torre Luciana
aderisce all'Unione Astrofili Italiani (U.A.I.)

Astronomical Observatory of Torre Luciana - S.Casciano in Val di Pesa (Florence)
Site: Luciana di Mercatale val di Pesa - Lat.North 43°36'36 Long.East 11°16'06 Height 401 a.s.l.

In collaboration with:
Comune of San Casciano in val di Pesa

Our activities:
Spreading - observative public Evenings - astronomical Photos - extraordinary Events.



Instruments
The instruments of the Observatory and the Associates represents our most precious patrimony.
The equipments for the astrophotography chemical and digital are many.
Many of the telescopes are availables for the public in the observative evenings.



Contacts
You can send an email to us and you will be able to ask information of every type on the activity of the Observatory.
You will be able moreover to ask for being informed every time for observative evenings or for other programmed events.
Obviously you will be able anytime to be cancelled from this free service.



Appointments
All public evening meetings are appointed already from the beginning of the year.
Tou can look up on this section to know when there is the next astronomical appointment at Torre Luciana.
Usually the public evening meetings are FREE and without need of reservation.



Images
Astronomical images of planets and the deep sky realized from our Associates.
Our personal satisfaction became from the reached quality, thanks to the experience of all.



Notes
Most useful articles of Astronomy written from our Associates.
Useful news for astronomy - outlines and councils of all the types.



Torre Luciana
Panoramic of the large square at Torre Luciana.
The better routes to reach us and some historical notes of the observatory.
Brief history and curiosity on the observatory and the restored Longobardic tower.
History and curiosity on the Observatory and the restored tower.



Album
The beautifulst evening meetings and carried out activities to Torre Luciana or in other places.
Particular events that are integrating part of our history.



Download
DownLoad most useful applications for astronomy.



Links
Links to other interesting Astronomical web sites.

All the NEWS of
Torre Luciana
Cometa 103/P Hartley in transito
In questo periodo è visibile in orario anche abbastanza comodo la cometa 103/P Hartley. Si tratta di una cometa periodica circa 6 anni che in questo passaggio al perielio passerà piuttosto vicina alla Terra. Attualmente è di mag 8 circa ma dovrebbe velocemente aumentare ed a sfiorare la visibilità ad occhio nudo. Si trova attualmente nella costellazione della Lacerta in forte moto proprio arrivando al perielio il 28 Ottobre prossimo



Saturday 18 September 2010 from 21:00
Moon Watch Party - Osservazione della Luna
Public Observation
Ingresso gratuito e senza bisogno di prenotazione
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All the astro-watcher are invited to come to Torre Luciana to observe the sky with their instruments.