The Monte Generoso Observatory (Italian: Osservatorio del Monte Generoso) was an astronomical observatory that used to be located near Generoso Vetta atop Monte Generoso in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland.[1] It was initially opened in 1996 with Italian astrophysicist Margherita Hack as its patron.[2] The observatory was operated by the Monte Generoso Insubrica Astronomy Group[1] with the support of the Migros Culture Percentage.[3] On 3 May 2021, the observatory was dismantled and preparations were made to transfer it to Park im Grünen in Bern.[2] On 20 March 2022, the rebuilt observatory was opened at Park im Grünen and renamed the Observatory on the Gurten.[4][3]
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- ^ a b “The Insubrica Astronomy Group (GIA-MG)”. Monte Generoso. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b “Steamtrain | Discover our history, date by date”. Ferrovia Monte Generoso. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ a b “Observatory on the Gurten”. Gurten – Park im Grünen. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- ^ Geiger, Martin (30 March 2022). “Review of observatory visit”. Gurten – Park im Grünen. Retrieved 2 June 2025.