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Labor Day's Saturn

Kiss the Ringed Planet goodbye for this season



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.

Il 1° maggio 2008 sono riuscito a realizzare questa immagine di Saturno, molto probabilmente l'ultima di questa stagione (che è stata contraddistinta da condizioni di seeing veramente scarso) fino al prossimo inverno, quando il "pianeta dagli anelli" riemergerà dal bagliore della luce solare. Tutti i dati di ripresa sono contenuti nell'immagine stessa.

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Lazzarotti Optics Gladius CF 315

A top performer for high-resolution imaging


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 avuto l'opportunità di utilizzare personalmente il telescopio Gladius CF 315 della Lazzarotti Optics, e di metterlo alla prova sul campo in una sessione osservativa. >>Cliccate qui per la completa recensione in italiano!<<

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Saturn and its companions

A peep at Saturn's neighborhood

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 the following image featuring Saturn roaming the heavens with five of its satellites:



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