Mediterannean Star Festival

The onlus association Teerum Valgemon Aesai Anzi (TVA Anzi) organizes the first Mediterannean Star Festival. It will take part in Basilicata and in particular in Anzi (PZ). There will be several meetings in order to discover, to study and to spread the Universe and its mystery.
Here is the programme:

24th July 2010
06,30 p.m. open of festival with a meeting about "the Universe, the man, the research and the scientific spread "
reported by Prof. Giuseppe Bianco, Director of Centre Spatial Geodesy in Matera, ASI,
with intervention of : Antonio Cafarella, amateur astronomer of Anzi, responsible for Planetarium -Observatory in Anzi
Giovanni Petruzzi, mayor of Anzi;
Piero Lacorazza President of the Province of Potenza.
moderated by : Angela Scelzo, reporter of “Il Quotidiano della Basilicata”.
08,00 p.m. dinner break at restaurant ”Agrisarli” in Anzi
11,00 p.m. free observation from Observatory in Anzi.

25th July 2010
04,30 p.m. workshops organized by several teams of amateur astronomers at Planetarium in Anzi.
06,30 p.m. debate "Relativity and cosmology" at Planetarium in Anzi.
It will be reported by Physique Prof. Aldo Grignetti,
Lawyer Ivan Russo, author of “Relativity and common logic” of Anzi.
08,00 p.m. dinner break at restaurant ”Agrisarli” in Anzi
11,00 p.m. free observation from Observatory in Anzi.

26th July 2010
04, 30 p.m. departure to Matera
06, 00 p.m. arrival in Matera, site tour at Sassi, Unesco cultural heritage.
07, 30 p.m. dinner break at farm holiday “Le Matinelle” in Matera
09, 00 p.m. Visite tour at Centre Spatial Geodesy and the First laser around the Moon with the technology LLR
11,30 p.m. back to Anzi

27th July 2010
05,00 p.m. workshops organized by several teams of amateur astronomer at Planetarium in Anzi.
07,00 p.m. debate “The Moon. From the origin to exploration Apollo missions and ....around”, related by Vincenzo Gallo of Astronomy Centre "Neil Armstrong" in Salerno
08,00 p.m. dinner break at restaurant “San Donato” in Anzi
11, 00 p.m. free observation from Observatory in Anzi.

28th July 2010
05,30 p.m. departure to Gallipoli Cognato Park where there will be a site tour at Paleolithic Group on Mont Croccia, 1149 metres from the sea. There will be a debate "Measures astronomical distance from Ancient Greece to today "
Reported by: Land-surveyor Vito Carmelo Rosa, Honorary President Associazione Lucana di Astronomia.
08, 00 p.m. dinner break at the Park’s restaurant “Il Farnetto”
10, 00 p.m. free observation from Gallipoli Cognato Park
02,30 a.m. back to Anzi

29th July 2010
04,30 p.m. workshops organized by several teams of amateur astronomers at Planetarium in Anzi.
06,30 p.m. debate at Planetarium in Anzi "Birth of Galaxies and cosmic bodies"
reported by : Prof. Giuseppe Longo, astrophysique and professor at University Federico II in Naples.
08,00 p.m. dinner break at restaurant “San Donato” in Anzi
11,00 p.m. free observation from Observatory in Anzi.

30th July 2010
05,00 p.m. departure to Castelgrande
07,30 p.m. Debate "Competition and technological evolution from Galileo to main telescopes of future " reported by Professor Engineer Dario Mancini, astronomer of INAF and Director of Astrophysical Observatory in Castelgrande, with the intervention of Domenico Alberto Muro, mayor of Castelgrande. It will be moderated by Angela Scelzo, reporter of Il Quotidiano di Basilicata. To be continued with a visit tour at Castelgrande Observatory
09,30 p.m. Barbecue and Sausage tasting and Karaoke night.
01,00 a.m. back to Anzi

31th July 2010
04,00 p.m. workshops organized by several teams of amateur astronomers at Planetarium in Anzi and coordinated by the astronaut Umberto Guidoni.
06,00 p.m. Festival conclusion with the debate "The man and his trips around the Space ", reported by Astronaut and Prof. Umberto Guidoni,
Prof. Giuseppe Bianco, Director of Centre Spatial Geodesy in Matera, ASI,
introduced by Antonio Cafarella, amateur astronomer of Anzi, responsible for Planetarium-Observatory in Anzi.
It will be moderated by Angela Scelzo, reporter of “Il Quotidiano di Basilicata”.
08,00 dinner break at restaurant “Agrisarli” animated with anecdotes and tales about spatial missions reported by Prof. Guidoni
11,00 p.m. Concert first step of "Camastra Sound Festival le voci del Mediterraneo" fifth edition.

People interested should write a mail before 10th July 2010 at planetariosservatorioanzi@gmail.com