About Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri:

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The INAF Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri (OAA), in Florence, is one of sixteen research facilities that are part of the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF); OAA currently employs morethan one hundred people, between permanent and temporary staff, including researchers, technicians, and administrative personnel. The Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory (OAA), located in Florence, has a long history behind it that begins in 1869, the year of its foundation, during the period Florence was the capitalof Italy. The Observatory is located on the top of Arcetri hill, where there are other prestigious institutions such as the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Florence, the National Institute of Optics of the CNR, the Galileo Galilei Institute of the INFN. The Arcetri hill was recently designated a historic site by the European Physical Society, due to its considerable historical-scientific interest.
OAA is part of many scientific and institutional collaborations with other INAF offices, as well as with other national and international research institutes and universities, in particular with the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Florence. There are numerous agreements and activities carried out in collaboration with citizens and regional bodies.
Born as a stellar and then solar observatory, INAF-OAA today carries out a great variety of research at the frontiers of astrophysics and related to cutting-edge technologies. On top of these activities, OAA carries out a rich program in the context of higher education, and the dissemination of astronomical culture in schools and to the general public.

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