The Fundación Galileo Galilei warmly thanks Daniele Carosati, Telescope Operator at Telescopio Nazionale Galileo, as he concludes his professional activity in May 2026. Born in Gualdo Tadino (Perugia, Italy) many years ago Daniele joined our team in June 2011, serving for fifteen years as a Telescope Operator. During his service, he played a fundamental role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the telescope, contributing night after night to the success of scientific observations. His work supported the execution of around one thousand observing nights in both visitor and service modes, helping to maintain the high operational standards of one of the world's leading 3.6-m class optical/infrared facilities.

The historic training ship Amerigo Vespucci, a symbol of Italian excellence worldwide, hosted the event "Islas entre ondas" on 22 May during its stop in Santa Cruz de Tenerife as part of the "Amerigo Vespucci World Tour - North America Campaign 2026.

On 29 June 2026, the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) will celebrate its 30th anniversary, marking three decades of scientific discovery from the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory in La Palma.

The available time offered in this call at TNG via INAF-TAC is 67 nights, 47 of which are reserved to exo-planetary research programs (see special notices below) and 20 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.