Fundación Galileo Galilei - INAF Telescopio Nazionale Galileo 28°45'14.4N 17°53'20.6W 2387.2m A.S.L.

The "Fundación Galileo Galilei - INAF, Fundación Canaria" (FGG) is a Spanish no-profit institution constituted by "INAF", the Italian Institute of Astrophysics.

The FGG's aim is to promote the astrophysical research, as foreseen in the international agreement of May 26, 1979 ("Acuerdo de Cooperación en Materia de Astrofísica, B.O.E. Núm.161, 6 Jul 1979"), by managing and running the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG), a 3.58m optical/infrared telescope located in the Island of San Miguel de La Palma, together with its scientific, technical and administrative facilities.

TNG At Night M16 Nebula M16 Nebula Messier 104 (Sombrero Galaxy) NGC 6543 (Cat's Eye Nebula) Stephan's Quintet

Latest news

The Telescopio Nazionale Galileo has been invited to collaborate on the La Palma Interferometry project

The La Palma Interferometry project (LPI) is an innovative initiative in intensity interferometry within the visible light range, based on a system of Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) sensors. In its first phase, the project plans to conduct observations with the 3.6-meter Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG). The TNG will contribute to the development of a cryogenic dewar and the characterization of the SPAD-based sensor. This instrument will be temporarily installed as a guest instrument at the Nasmyth B focus of the telescope . In the second phase, a clone of the dewar will be added to the 2.5-meter Nordic Optical Telescope (NOT) to begin intensity interferometry tests.Additionaly, to further expand the network of telescopes in a later phase, contacts have been made both with the GTC and the ING groups at the Roque de Los Muchachos Observatory (ORM).

GIARPS explores the enigmatic nature of TOI-5398 b atmospheric signal

A recent study within the GAPS collaboration (Global Architecture of Planetary Systems ) used two of the instruments permanently mounted on Telescopio Nazionale Galileo to study the atmospheres of the extrasolar planet TOI-5398 b.

HARPS-N, key to first insight into the chemical evolution of the Radcliffe wave

The Radcliffe wave is a recently discovered filamentary gas structure that encompasses most of the star-forming regions in the solar neighbourhood. Its spatial structure and kinematic properties have been studied in sufficient detail in the last years. However, no study has characterized it from a chemical point of view, to investigate its nature and the composition of the natal cloud that gave rise to it.

Cody Trip touches down on the Island of the Stars

On October 22 and 23, CodyTrip ‐ an innovative online school trip format created by Alessandro Bogliolo from the University of Urbino ‐ touched down on the Island of Stars, La Palma. CodyTrip engages tens of thousands of participants each year in exciting educational experiences that unveil the wonders of various places, cultures, traditions, and knowledge.