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• Eyjafjallajökull's volcanic ash cloud in Google Earth
  I haven't posted anything on this blog for a long time. For once, I come back with something that is not related to my main hobby, astronomy. As was the case for many other people, my vacation plans got screwed up by the Eyjafjallajökul...
• Total Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009: Final Report!
  Finalmente, sono riuscito a rendere disponibile online il resoconto dettagliato della mia avventura alla rincorsa dell'eclisse totale di Sole più lunga del XXI secolo. Una cronaca quasi "minuto per minuto", ricca di immagini, filmati...
• Total Solar Eclipse of July 22, 2009: a sneak preview
  Digital composite of solar eclipse at totality (from 28 frames with different exposure times; 600-mm refractor). Pictures by Emmanuele Sordini, processing by Lorenzo Comolli Knowing how to anticipate and outsmart the weather and its vagaries. That'...
• Chasing Comet Lulin
  Nel febbraio del 2009, la cometa C/2007 N3 Lulin e' passata vicino alla Terra, offrendoci un bello spettacolo con un'anticoda mutevole ed appariscente. Cliccare qui per il resoconto completo in italiano! In February 2009, comet C/2007 N3 Lulin zip...
• 2009: International Year of Astronomy / Anno Internazionale dell'Astronomia
  2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. Finally an unmissable, long-awaited opportunity has come: that of sharing the knowledge and passion for the wonders of the Universe with the general public. I am a not a professional astronomer, but as a ...
• Snow and sunshine in the Apennines
  On January 4, 2009, it was very cold, but crystal clear and sunny. I could not pass up this opportunity, and decided to go snowwalking with some friends on top of Monte Penna, one of Ligurian Apennines' most famous and prominent peaks (el. 1735 m)...
• M1 - Crab Nebula
  On December 21, 2008, I went on a short observing session, which was hautned by several problems with my setup. However, I did manage to pull off a picture of M1, aka the Crab Nebula, with my Vixen refractor and my Canon EOS 350D digital reflex. This o...
• DEVOXX 2008
  Ok, I know: I should have written this post more than a month ago. But I’ve been very busy lately and I have to process my backlog of work, including new updates to this website. After all, they say “better late than never”... So, ...
• The Pleiades and the Andromeda galaxy
  The last weekend of September, I took part in the first edition of the Caprauna Star Party, which took place in the Ligurian Alps, the initial stretch of the Alpine range which is also the lowest and closest to the seaside. The nice venue a...
• Eclipse / Eclisse / Finsternis / Έκλειψη !
  Uno, due, tre... e quattro! Come il numero di eclissi che ho osservato nella mia vita: questa volta è stato il turno della Siberia. Come vedrete, è stato tutt'altro che facile, ma alla fine quello che conta è avercela fatta ed av...
• Labor Day's Saturn
  On May 1st, 2008, I managed to take this shot of Saturn, most likely the last of this season (which has been haunted by really bad seeing conditions) until the Ringed Planet emerges back from sunlight next winter. All data are on the picture itself. ...
• Lazzarotti Optics Gladius CF 315
  I've recently had the opportunity to have a very close look at Lazzarotti Optics' Gladius CF 315 telescope, and to actively put it through its paces, and the result was very promising. Click here for the complete review in English! Ho recentemente a...
• Saturn and its companions
  On March 18th, 2008, the weather was once again clear, but the Foehn wind was sweeping Northern Italy's flatland, as it has (too) often happened during this past winter. No surprise the seeing was really crappy. In spite of that, I managed to pull off ...
• International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) 2008
  From July 20th to August 9th, 2008, the 44th IAYC (International Astronomical Youth Camp) will take place in Sayda, Germany. I myself took part in these camps six times between 1991 and 1999, and in my opinion there is no better place where one can f...
• Noisy Showdown: Magzero MZ-5m vs. modified Philips Vesta Pro
  Alcuni mesi fa avevo scritto un dettagliato articolo in cui si esaminavano le prestazioni della MagZero MZ-5m, in particolare per quanto riguarda la sua usabilità come camera per autoguida. Ora presento il seguito di tale articolo, che mette...

• Re: Vodafone Internet Box e Windows Vista
  Anch'io sono stata tra i primi utilizzatori della Internet Box, nel lontano 2006! Ela utilizzo tuttora... certo non viaggia a velocità da capogiro, ma per un utilizzo per hobby del web, controllare la posta, navigare qua e là saltuariamen...
• Re: Vodafone Internet Box e Windows Vista
  Ciao,ho eseguito tutto come da guida,il modem viene rilevato ho inserito il numero ma quando mi connetto mi da errore 678 il computer remoto non risponde. Ribadisco che il pc vede l'internet box. Avete qualche soluzione? Grazie Christian
• Re: Vodafone Internet Box e Windows Vista
  ciao, ho fatto come da guida,installato i driver,vede il modem,messo il numero di telefono,ma quando provo la connessione mi dice errore 633 modem o altro dispositivo di connessione già in uso o non configurati correttamente. Eventuali soluzioni? Grazi...