FONDAZIONE CLEMENT FILLIETROZ - ONLUS
Loc. Lignan, 39
11020 NUS (AO)
Italy
Telephone +39 0165 770050 (Monday through Friday 9.30-12.30/14.00-16.00)
Fax +39 0165 770051
Email info at oavda.it
WARNING
From 6th October to presumably 30th November the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA) will be closed to visitors because it is undergoing extraordinary repairs.
However the Planetarium will not interrupt its activities.
Opening hours :
THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY
The Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley, located in Nus, loc. Lignan, 39 - AO, Italy, offers pre-booked day or night time guided visits every day of the year (apart from mondays). For bookings telephone 0165 770050.
Visiting times are the following:
From 1st April to 30th September
- Daytime visits from 16.30
- Night time visits from 21.30
From 1st October to 31st March
- Daytime visits from 15.00
- Night time visits from 21.00
THE PLANETARIUM
It is placed near the Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley (OAVdA) and the resulting complex is managed by the Fondazione Clément Fillietroz-ONLUS with funding from local administrations.
The OAVdA opened in 2003, while the Planetarium in 2009. It works with a digital system from the French society RSA-Cosmos, based on 6 projectors and 8 computers. The inner diameter of the dome is 10 m and the lecture hall has 67 seats.
For bookings telephone 0165 770050.
Visiting times are the following:
From 1st July to 30th September
- Saturday at 3,00 p.m. and at 6 p.m.
From 1st October to 31st March
- Saturday at 4,30 p.m. and at 6 p.m.
In July, August and September the Planetarium will be open even on Sundays at the following visiting times:
- Sunday at 4,30 p.m. and at 6 p.m.
Activities :
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Click here for the list of activities scheduled for 2011
TEACHING
Click here for more information
RESEARCH
Click here for the list of the scientific publications made in OAVdA (Astronomical Observatory of the Autonomous Region of the Aosta Valley).
2006 Activities
