ASSOCIAZIONE ASTRONOMICA CORTINA
Cometa C/2020 F3 Neowise dal passo Giau (A. Masi).
Via Lattea dal lago di Limedes (G. Hofer).
Super Luna di aprile 2020 (G. Menardi).
Nebulosa della Carena (A. Dimai).
Star trail sulla Tofana di Rozes (G. Menardi).
Orione sorge dai Cadini di Misurina (A. Masi).
Star trail (G. Hofer).
Grande Nube di Magellano (A. Dimai).
Cometa C/2020 F3 Neowise sopra i Brentoni (G. Hofer).
Nebulosa di Orione ripresa dal Col Drusciè (A. Masi).
Arco galattico sulle Dolomiti (G. Menardi).
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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". |
WINTER 2021-2022 ACTIVITIES
LATEST NEWS
First prize at the IAU astrophotography contest
- August 29 - 2021
The images taken by Marco Migliardi and Alessandra Masi, members of the Cortina Astronomical Association, won the first prizes in the categories "polar auroras" and "total lunar eclipses" of the astrophotography contest organized by the Office of Astronomy for Education of the IAU (International...
Geocaching at the Col Drusciè astronomical observatory
- August 10 - 2021
Now there is one more reason to visit Col Drusciè: a geocache is hidden near the astronomical observatory (https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC9ERQP)! You don't know what geocaching is? Geocaching is the technological evolution of treasure hunting: an exciting way to explore the...
Aluminization of the telescope mirror and summer activities
- May 24 - 2021
On May 20 we disassembled the main telescope of the Col Drusciè astronomical observatory and delivered it to the Officina Stellare company to perform the mirror aluminization.The public outreach activities will start at the end of the telescope maintenance, covid permitting, with the first...
2021 grants
- April 20 - 2021
The Cortina Astronomical Association, on behalf of all members, thanks the Municipality of Cortina d'Ampezzo and Cortina Banca for the contributions assigned, 7300 € and 2000 € respectively, which will allow to proceed with the aluminization of the telescope's primary mirror. The mirrors of...