Astronomy Visits and Observations

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Individual Visitors, Families or Small Groups (≤11 people)

Visits for the general public take place punctually every month. We promote them through our social media channels (Instagram and Facebook) and the main page of our website.

Tours and activities:

Registrations via email visitas.oga.astro@fct.uc.pt.

Educational Institutions and Groups (>11 people)

Advance booking required. Visits and activities are dependent on availability.

Reservations open at all times
To schedule your visit send an e-mail to visitas.oga.astro@fct.uc.pt.

Programas de Visita Escolar (PDF) (2 MB)

Tours and activities:

Astronomical Night Observation

Consult the entire offer of the University of Coimbra on the website https://visit.uc.pt/pt.

Description	Duration	Price	Preferential Recipients
Visit to the museum collection consisting of astronomical and geophysical observation and measurement instruments. The collection consists of pieces from the century. XVIII and XIX. It also includes the spectroheliograph with archive of photographic films, which have recorded sunspots and filaments since 1925/26.	1h00m	3,00€	For all ages from 10 years old

Description	Duration	Price	Preferential Recipients
Visit to the museum collection with a planetarium session.	2h	5,00€	For all ages from 10 years old

Description	Duration	Price	Preferential Recipients
Night observation session with the Monteiro da Rocha Telescope, 14 inches, of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Astronomical Dome. Subject to availability.		Price and conditions vary according to the activity.	For all ages from 5 years old

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Astronomy Visits and Observations

Individual Visitors, Families or Small Groups (≤11 people)

Educational Institutions and Groups (>11 people)

Session of approximately 50 minutes, followed by a question and answer period.

Astronomical Night Observation