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

Open position for a software engineer

Fundación Galileo Galilei - INAF, Fundación Canaria is announcing an open position as a software engineer which will join the Information Technology group.

Italian Republic Day: June 2nd 2025

The Italian staff of Telescopio Nazionale Galileo (TNG) celebrate the Italian Republic Day with a toast in front of the largest italian telescope.

NICS ready for observations

After maintenance works, during which various components of the array controller and the electronics were checked, replaced, and fixed, NICS is again available for observations.

Two new entries for the FGG staff

We welcome two new colleagues, Alexis Romero Upegui and Eliecer Manuel Pérez Valladares, who give life from today to the Maintenace group of the ASTRI Mini Array. We hope this will be the beginning of a long and fruitful working relationship.