The Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley. A professional research centre in the Italian Alps
Abstract
The Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA), in the Alps at the border with France and Switzerland, is located in the Saint-Barthélemy Valley at 1675 m a.s.l. and 16 km from the town of Nus (AO). Managed by the Fondazione Clément Fillietroz-ONLUS with funding from local administrations, the OAVdA opened in 2003. For the first years its initiatives were focused on public outreach & education. Since 2006 the main activity has been scientific research thanks to an official agreement of cooperation established with the italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). The OAVdA researchers, with Research Grants from the European Social Fund (EU-ESF), have been authors and/or coauthors of several papers on international journals. Here we present in detail the scientific projects developed at the OAVdA and describe some public outreach & education initiatives proposed at the OAVdA and the Planetarium of Lignan, also managed by the Fondazione Clément Fillietroz-ONLUS since 2009.
- Publication:
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Memorie della Societa Astronomica Italiana Supplementi
- Pub Date:
- 2012
- Bibcode:
- 2012MSAIS..19..368C
- Keywords:
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- Sun: corona;
- Minor planets;
- asteroids: general;
- Stars: late-type;
- Stars: Planetary systems;
- Galaxies: active