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International Astronomical Year 2009
Beautiful they are the things that we see,
still beautiful they are those that we comprise,
but by far beautiful
they are those that we do not comprise.
Nicola Stenone, 1638-1686
AOCC News: Archivio News
- 21 ottobre 2008: nuova cupola all’Osservatorio Astronomico di Campo Catino. Vengono mostrate le foto con le fasi della sostituzione della cupola
- Pubblicata sul BURL del 14/8/08 la delibera 447 del 21/6/08 con la quale viene aggiornato l’elenco degli osservatori della regione Lazio e vengono individuate zone particolari da proteggere dall’inquinamento luminoso.
- 10 anni fa, nel 1998, L’Osservatorio di Campo Catino scoprì l’asteroide 1998FJ12, che recentemente è stato classificato: "NEAR EARTH ASTEROID" di tipo AMOR. Il secondo scoperto in Italia fino ad oggi.
- June 2008: Scientific Expedition U.S.A. - Press release
- 4 April 2008: Presented for Kyoto Rome at X ° Department of the City of Rome "PLAN FOR THE LIMITATION OF CO2 ON EXTERNAL ALL’ILLUMINAZIONE THE TOWN OF ROME". Download the presentation.

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