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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... |
Sep 24, 2009 |
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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'... |
Jul 31, 2009 |
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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... |
Apr 3, 2009 |
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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 ... |
Feb 16, 2009 |
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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... |
Jan 22, 2009 |
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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... |
Oct 28, 2008 |
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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... |
Sep 24, 2008 |
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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. ... |
May 28, 2008 |
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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... |
May 25, 2008 |
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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 ... |
May 9, 2008 |
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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... |
Apr 24, 2008 |
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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... |
Mar 26, 2008 |
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Total Lunar Eclipse of February 21st, 2008
On February 21, 2008, the Americas and the westernmost part of Africa and Europe were treated with a total lunar eclipse. The lucky ones who managed to glimpse it had better keep the memory, as next one will take place almost three years from now, on... |
Mar 7, 2008 |
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Moon setting over Mottarone
On Jan.24, 2008, another crystal-clear day had just started, when I spotted a waxing, almost-full Moon setting over the snow-covered slopes of the Mottarone, a well-known mountain (and ski resort) overhanging Stresa, renowned touristic resort on the we... |
Feb 19, 2008 |
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2008's First Full Moon
On Jan. 22/2008, it was a crystal-clear night on the Po river flatland (Northern Italy), as the dry foehn wind was blowing steadily from the Alps' leeward slopes, thus draining every single bit of humidity from the air. A full Moon disk was also shinin... |
Jan 29, 2008 |
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Magzero MZ-5m Camera Review
I gloriosi giorni della Sbig ST4 sono da tempo passati. Sono ora a caccia di una camera per autoguida. Ho avuto occasione di provare la ben nota (in Italia) Magzero MZ-5m, che sembra un clone della QHY5 Guider Cam. Comunque sia, la esaminiamo pi&ugra... |
Dec 26, 2007 |
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Two new images...
It's been quite a while since my last post, let alone an astronomy-related one. However, this does not mean I don't have anything to share! As a matter of fact, I do have a fair backlog of images to process and to post, but it'll take a while as I've b... |
Dec 4, 2007 |
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Nine objects of desire?
"Nine objects of desire" is a title of an album by one of my favorite singers, Suzanne Vega. However, in this case the term "round-up" would probably be more appropriate. No matter what you call it, to me it's a nice set of deep-sk... |
Sep 14, 2007 |
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My first crack at CCD image processing
In early August I tried my hand at my newly acquired CCD camera, and above all at manipulating the resulting image. This small report describes all my different attempts to yield the best rendition of M20 (Trifid nebula)'s wispy outer regions. Here's w... |
Aug 26, 2007 |
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Updated Astronomical Equipment List
For those among you who might be interested, you can find my complete equipment list as of August 2007. This also includes a "history" of my rig over the years, which I expanded over time through selected acquisitions and transfers (mainly by... |
Aug 20, 2007 |