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  • Exterior of the "Galileo Galilei" Astronomical Observatory, Peccioli.zoom in altra finestra
  • Exterior of the "Galileo Galilei" Astronomical Observatory, Peccioli.zoom in altra finestra

Osservatorio Astronomico "Galileo Galilei" ["Galileo Galilei" Astronomical Observatory]

The astronomical observatory of Libbiano was established by the Commune of Peccioli as a centre for the promotion of culture, with the scope of carrying out practical and educational and activity. The observatory has a dome over 4 meters in diameter. The former elementary school, totally rebuilt and annexed to the observatory, offers a spacious, well-equipped place for carrying out cultural and promotional activities. There is also a planetarium that simulates the most important celestial phenomena.

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Texts by Francesca Romana Guglielmi

English translation by Catherine Frost

Last update 21/feb/2008