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L'A.O.A. (Ogliastrina Association of Astronomy)
Is composed of amateurs from Ogliastra and other places, who share a passion for the observation of the sky and volunteer to run the Astronomical Observatory "Ferdinando Caliumi."
It can boast of high-quality equipment and one of the darkest skies in Europe, ideal characteristics for astrophotography and observation. These qualities attract many astrophiles, who come from all over Italy to observe and research, both with the equipment at their disposal, and their own devices.
The main activity of the association is, however, popularization: notwithstanding the absence of advertising, the Centre attracts a large number of visitors from the Island, but also from many European countries. In the last decade the number was an average of 1200 per year, a figure that rises during major astronomical events: for example, 1523 people observed the planet Mars in 2003, when it was closest to the Earth. During the winter visitors are represented mostly by students, who usually also visit the Planetarium, housed in the premises of the High School of Lanusei and also managed by A.O.A.
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