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Astronomy: images

Hunt for Northern Lights: Norway 2014

Shooting auroras was one of the (few 😀 ) things still missing from my hardcore amateur astronomer checklist. Back in 2012 and 2013 some friends of mine, among whom Lorenzo Comolli, had gone on aurora-chasing trips with very encouraging results. The auroral activity is not always present, or, better, it is rather frequent but highly unpredictable, with a higher probability of events in the years around solar activity maximum and in the months around the equinoxes (February, March, September and […]

By Emmanuele Sordini Astronomy: images / Astronomy: reports 20 April 2014 0

Supernova in M82 (SN2014J)

On January 21st, 2014, reports began circulating that a new supernova had just been discovered in M82 the Cigar Galaxy, close companion to the more famous Bode Galaxy, aka M81. Unfortunately my aurora-chasing trip to Norway from January 25th to February 1st (of which a detailed report will soon be published on my website) prevented me from spending any time on the observation of this interesting event. After all, this supernova blew up in a relatively nearby galaxy! Imaging the […]

By Emmanuele Sordini Astronomy: images / Senza categoria 14 March 2014 0

The Comet Lovejoy Saga

During the last bit of 2013, comet ISON was not the only comet visible Thank God, I’d say, because ISON turned out to be a real dud. Around late November there were four comets visible in the sky at the same time, the brightest of the pack being Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy, that went on to put on a really good show. Discovered on September 7 by Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy, this comet kept visible during the second half […]

By Emmanuele Sordini Astronomy: images / Astronomy: reports 19 January 2014 0

Looking back at comet ISON

Discovered in September 2012 by two Russian Astronomers (Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok) with the 40-cm reflector of the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON) at the Observatory of Kislovodsk (Russia), this comet soon catches the attention of the scientific community, because its perihelion is expected very close to the scorching solar surface at 0.012 AU, i.e. less than 2 million km. From the comet’s path and brightness curve in the months following its discovery, some people suggest that it might […]

By Emmanuele Sordini Astronomy: images / Astronomy: reports 1 January 2014 0

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