"look UP!" a Virtual Exhibition about the Historical Astronomical Atlases

In this context, the projects "Cosmic Pages" and "Touch the Sky" were developed. One of the main goals of these projects is the realisation of the virtual exhibition "Look up!". It is an effective virtual tool aimed at enhancing and giving maximum dissemination of the collection of the stellar atlases, cometographies and selenographies preserved in the Observatories of the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics. This virtual exhibit was conceived and realised allowing the visitors to discover, explore, and understand how our knowledge of the cosmos, the Moon and the planets have evolved and changed with the time. Using the most advanced technologies, virtual reality, 3D models, videos etc., visitors can explore the scientific and cultural contents of the stellar and cartographic atlases....