{"id":3073,"date":"2026-02-02T11:04:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T11:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/castiadasturismo.com\/senza-categoria\/the-astronomical-observatory\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T22:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T22:59:42","slug":"the-astronomical-observatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/castiadasturismo.com\/en\/discover-castiadas\/the-astronomical-observatory\/","title":{"rendered":"The Astronomical Observatory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3073\" class=\"elementor elementor-3073 elementor-2363\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccb43b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ccb43b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" id=\"titolo-articolo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c680055 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c680055\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">the astronomical observatory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ed3e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24ed3e3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e511b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e511b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb11a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb11a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;wdt_animation_effect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Astronomical Observatory is a facility located at the airfield in the Maloccu area.<\/strong><\/p><p>The Castiadas area is one of the few in Italy where we can still find the dark, clear skies essential for high-level astronomical imaging (see the attached light pollution map).<\/p><p>Over the past year, we have collected various photographs of planets, deep-sky objects, and even the sun&#8217;s surface using a large-scale telescope and a star-tracking mount with advanced software. This setup even allowed us to capture difficult shots of the International Space Station as it occasionally passes over southern Sardinia at an altitude of 400 km and an impressive speed of 27,000 km\/h!!!<\/p><p>These ISS photos in particular have enjoyed some success in the astronomical community; since they are very complicated to take, they are quite rare and sought after&#8230;<br>In the near future, we plan to organize stargazing evenings for school groups and enthusiasts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the astronomical observatory The Astronomical Observatory is a facility located at the airfield in the Maloccu area. The Castiadas area is one of the few in Italy where we can still find the dark, clear skies essential for high-level astronomical imaging (see the attached light pollution map). 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