The available time offered in this call at TNG via INAF-TAC is 60 nights, 14 of which are reserved to exo-planetary research programs (see special notices below) and 46 are for other science programs. We encourage applicants to submit proposals asking a row of consecutive nights to be done in visitor mode. The budget can increase if not all the nights offered in other calls will be effectively allocated by the respective TACs. The foreseen schedule breakdown is reported at the bottom. All proposals will be judged strictly on their scientific merit.

On Monday, October 20th, at the Italian Embassy in Madrid, H.E. the Ambassador Giuseppe Buccino Grimaldi awarded with the insignia of the Ordine della Stella d'Italia, with the rank of officer, to astrophysicist Adriano Ghedina. The ceremony, which was attended by Cultural Advisor Teodora Danisi, Scientific Advisor Prof. Sergio Scopetta, and Tenerife Consul Gianluca Cappelli Bigazzi, recognized Ghedina's crucial role in strengthening scientific and technical relations between Italy and Spain.

Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) joins the astronomical community in mourning the passing of Professor Francisco Sánchez Martínez, founder and first director of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC). Professor Sánchez's vision and determination were instrumental in creating one of Europe's foremost research centers and establishing two world-class observatories: the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on La Palma, home to the TNG, and the Teide Observatory on Tenerife.

We’re happy to welcome Hissa Medeiros, who has just joined our telescope operator group. We wish her a great start and many clear skies ahead, together with the rest of the TNG team.