Planetario e Osservatorio Astronomico di Ca del Monte

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The arch-structure of the Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory of Cà del Monte, harmonically fit into the hillside in order to be a non-invasive human intervention, is conceived to build a continuous dialogue among research, teaching and popularization of scientific culture.For this reason, different rooms (the central dome of the planetarium, the two side domes and the theater) are connected in the activities of observation (from collecting and processing data to communicating them to different users), to achieve a plural look at reality. The central dome (diameter 7.5 m) hosts 70 seats and has a digital new-generation planetarium to screen full dome movies: the planetarium is an excellent tool to aid the knowledge of the sky (its apparent movements, its wonders) and to experience distances and astronomical phenomena thanks to simulations and movies.