ABObservatory, Rosarno

In the town of Rosarno, in the Calabria region of southern Italy, ABObservatory is a privately run astronomical station that punches well above its size in scientific output.

About ABObservatory, Rosarno

Run by Italian amateur astronomer Antonino Brosio, ABObservatory operates a 30 cm automated telescope registered with the Minor Planet Center under the observatory code L90. Despite being a small, independently run facility, it collaborates with major institutions including INAF (the Italian National Institute of Astrophysics), the University of Genoa and the University of Calabria.

Telescopes & research

The observatory takes part in NOCTIS (Network Osservatorio Coordinato di Telescopi per l'Inseguimento e la Scienza), a research project funded through Italy's PRIN 2022 university research programme, working alongside other Italian observatories on rapid follow-up observations. Its telescope has contributed to gamma-ray burst monitoring campaigns and to educational exoplanet-transit projects such as ArduExoPlanet.

Location & getting there

Rosarno sits in the Calabria region on the toe of the Italian peninsula, giving the observatory relatively clear southern Italian skies away from the larger cities of the north.

Visiting ABObservatory, Rosarno

As a small, privately operated research observatory, ABObservatory does not run regular public visiting hours. Anyone interested in seeing it should reach out directly or follow its research updates online before planning a visit.

See your named star from here

A telescope built to follow gamma-ray bursts and exoplanet transits is more than capable of being pointed at the fixed coordinates of a named star. Name a star of your own or look through the catalogue of stars already named.