The Asiago Astrophysical Observatory is one of the most important and fascinating astronomical sites in Italy. It was founded by the University of Padova in 1942 as a dedicated site for astronomical research, and at that time it hosted the largest telescope in Europe, a reflector with a 122-cm primary…

ASTRI Mini-Array is one of the most ambitious projects in ground-based gamma-ray astronomy. ASTRI (Astronomia a Specchi a Tecnologia Replicante Italiana) is a project of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) for gamma-ray astronomy. The ASTRI Mini-Array is composed of 9 dual-mirror Schwarzschild-Couder Cherenkov telescopes installed at the astronomical…