Palermo Astronomical Observatory

The part of the Palace of the Normans hosting the observatory

The Giuseppe S. Vaiana Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory located in Palermo, Sicily, Italy, housed inside the Palazzo dei Normanni. It is one of the research facilities of the National Institute of Astrophysics.[1] The observatory carries out research projects in the field of astronomy and astrophysics including the study of solar and stellar coronas, stellar evolution (including the birth of stars) and of the supernova remnants.

  1. ^ Foderà Serio, Giorgia; Chinnici, Ileana (January 1997). L'Osservatorio astronomico di Palermo: la storia e gli strumenti. Flaccovio, 1997. ISBN 8878041440.

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