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Sep. 28, 2017 – La Nazione (Grosseto edition): Belagaio, bellezze svelate “al buio”. La riserva naturale come laboratorio
Highlights from the Sep. 21 event at the Belagaio, Tuscany, State Reserve on protection and promotion of dark sky areas
The event was managed by the Carabinieri Biodiversity Unit from Follonica in collaboration with Attivarti.org a full presentation of the event and an explanation for the choice of the site is given here. The event was also the opportunity to re-open the visitor center of the reserve (called “Casa Nova”), which had been closed for about two … Continue reading Highlights from the Sep. 21 event at the Belagaio, Tuscany, State Reserve on protection and promotion of dark sky areas
Thursday, Sep. 21, at the Belagaio Natural State Reserve, a day focused on protection and promotion of dark-sky areas
Artificial light at night is an essential component of modern civilization, allowing nighttime activities in residential and industrial areas and insuring safety and security to citizens. At the same time, lighting deployed in excess with respects to actual needs determines negative impacts in various areas, such as astronomical observation, ecology, safety, and human health. For … Continue reading Thursday, Sep. 21, at the Belagaio Natural State Reserve, a day focused on protection and promotion of dark-sky areas
Farma Valley Day and Night at the Belagaio State Reserve (Southern Tuscany) – how did it go
The flyer The July 27 AM interview for “Cult” (Radio Popolare Milano) In Italian: http://www.pibinko.org/out/20170727-cult-vdf.mp3 Highlights Observed objects Summing up those recorded by our two stargazing guides: Moon, Jupiter, Saturn. M31, M51, M13, M22, M57, M16, M17, M8, M20, M11, M26, M52, M6, M7, M57, M27. Night sky quality measurements …for the BuioMetria Partecipativa project. … Continue reading Farma Valley Day and Night at the Belagaio State Reserve (Southern Tuscany) – how did it go
July 26, 2017: “Farma Valley Day and Night” at the Belagaio Nature State Reserve (Southern Tuscany)
Come to a quasi-unknown valley halfway between Siena and Grosseto and learn more about, community mapping, participatory light pollution monitoring with the BuioMetria Partecipativa project, nightscape photography, and stargazing. NOTE: Given the peculiarity of the site and the conditions of the road to reach the castle, please pay extreme attention if driving to the … Continue reading July 26, 2017: “Farma Valley Day and Night” at the Belagaio Nature State Reserve (Southern Tuscany)
Pietro Crivelli: Nobody knows when you’re down and out @ Belagaio Castle (Southern Tuscany)
Toward the end of day 2 of the Spring days by FAI (Fondo Ambientale Italiano, Italian Environment Trust), Pietro Crivelli showed up at our info point with pibinko and Attivarti.org. As a painter and a musician, he grabbed a LAG acoustic guitar casually dropped by the info point, and entertained us with some old standards … Continue reading Pietro Crivelli: Nobody knows when you’re down and out @ Belagaio Castle (Southern Tuscany)
Videos
Shorts, in reverse date order. Nine videos are co-productions (with: Lucio Monocrom, Orsola Sinisi, Francesco Giubbilini, Manuel Schianchi). Some videos are, intentionally, “lo-fi”, instant productions. Others follow a detailed production plan and are created with high quality standards. If you like the overall mood of these works and would like to have a similar video … Continue reading Videos
Formal presentation (kind of)
Last update 27-11-2018 The Farma Valley Winter Fest started from the collaboration of various professional and volunteer subjects which for over ten years are operating in the area, proposing initiatives for protection and promotion of lesser known assets, and facilitating exchanges and collaboration also outside of the valley in the fields of culture, environment and … Continue reading Formal presentation (kind of)
CAAT 2018 conference
The Third Farma Valley Winter Fest will host on Dec. 16, 2018 the annual CAAT conference. CAAT stands for “Coordinamento Associazioni Astrofile della Toscana“, i.e. the network of amateur astronomer associations in Tuscany. This comprises some forty associations spread across the region. The local promoter of the venue is pibinko.org, handling for some years now … Continue reading CAAT 2018 conference