Speaker
Description
The project NOCTIS aims at building and coordinating a network of already existing small telescopes covering the whole Italian territory. These regional and/or private observatories may be used to perform simultaneous observations or to overcome the drawback of local bad weather allowing delocalised observations. NOCTIS will provide both scientific photometric data (either stand-alone or complementary to other observational programs) and educational outreach programs. At the moment, the network consists of six observatories in different regions (Sicily, Calabria, Campania, Tuscany, and Liguria), but it is open to any additional interested parties. Examples of didactic and outreach events carried on with the telescopes will presented in this contribution, including remote usage by students in other continents.
