THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY / PLANETARIUM
Since 2004, the Montedoro Astronomical Observatory is located west of town, in the point called "Pupiddru", on Monte Ottavio. The structure, coated with Travertino marble slabs, has a turret surmounted by an observatory that can open and rotate, which hosts also a room destined to accommodate meetings or events of scientific and cultural nature. The facility looks like a thin and elongated prism that, unassuming, sticks out of the ground: the two poles that led the project are the Sky and the Earth. In fact, the observatory is built on a site that has a special charm. The "Pupiddru", which the Arabs called "El Minzar" (lookout), with its 518 metres of height allows observing the Sicilian inland landscape at 360° degrees, focusing on the towns of Sutera and Mussomeli, with a look on the Madonie Mountains and even on the Etna. Inside the structure that accommodates the dome, there is the Planetarium: a last-generation digital planetarium allows learning about the sky and experiencing astronomical distances and phenomena, also thanks to the possibility to play full dome movies.
Monte Ottavio, Montedoro (CL)
TICKET FOR OBSERVATORY 6,00€ - TICKET FOR PLANETARIO € 5,00 - Access to the Observatory and Planetarium in one day will include a membership fee of EUR 8.00-booking necessary.
Secretary Association Stargeo:
+39 345 424 3223
+39 339 899 8391
[email protected]
