Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna
The Istituto di Radioastronomia di Bologna (Institute for Radio Astronomy of Bologna) is one of research facilities of the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (National Institute for Astrophysics). Staff conduct research in astronomy, physics, engineering and information science. It was previously part of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR; National Research Council). The institute manages three instruments: two parabolic aerials built by CNR and the radio telescope Croce del Nord (Northern Cross) built by the University of Bologna and inaugurated in 1964. The institute also operates on:

the Medicina Radio Observatory and the VLBI aerial in Medicina, Emilia-Romagna. the Noto Radio Observatory in Noto, Sicily
The Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) in Sardinia. References

External links 
 Official page

Research institutes in Italy
Radio astronomy
Radio telescopes
Interferometry
Observational astronomy
Astronomy institutes and departments