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Summer sky from the Alps
Here's one of my first attemps at assembling time-lapse movies of the nightsky. Though there's still much room for improvement, I think the overall result is pleasing. Use of full-screen mode (by clicking on the four diverging arrow) is highly reco... |
Jul 12, 2011 |
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Saturno/Saturn
Between March 20 and March 25, 2011 a high pressure system was lingering over Central Europe and Northern Italy. Although the area where I reside is certainly not renowned for its seeing conditions, on March 24 I managed to pull off a resonably decen... |
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Comet Hartley 2 flies by
In October 2010 the periodic comet 103/P Hartley 2 put up a nice show during its most favorable comeback since its discovery back in the mid 1980s, passing at around 0.1 AU from the Earth. Please click here to read the full report! |
Nov 21, 2010 |
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Kissing two ol' pals goodbye
After being an Astronomy and Sky & Telescope reader for almost two decades, most likely I won’t renew my three-year subscription to Sky & Telescope which is due to expire in March 2011. Click on the link below for the full story! |
Nov 20, 2010 |
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Addio a due vecchie "amiche"
Dopo esser stato abbonato ad Astronomy and Sky & Telescope per quasi vent’anni, ho deciso che molto probabilmente rinnoverò l’abbonamento triennale a Sky and Telescope che scadrà a marzo del 2011. Cliccate sul link qua s... |
Nov 20, 2010 |
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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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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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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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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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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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Due Articoli di Astronomia
E' passato un bel po' di tempo dall'ultima pubblicazione su questo sito di qualcosa legato all'astronomia; inoltre, non aggiorno la galleria di immagini da oltre un anno, e adesso mi trovo con un notevole arretrato di immagini. Vorrei inoltre risistema... |
Aug 20, 2007 |
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Two Astronomy Articles
It's been quite a while since I last posted something astronomy related; plus, I haven't been updating my image gallery for a year, and now I have a huge backlog of pictures. I would like to rengineer my gallery engine, since FTP-based management with ... |
Aug 20, 2007 |
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Finalmente...
Eccolo. Il mio primo articolo di astronomia è stato pubblicato nel numero di marzo 2007 della rivista Coelum . Questa per me è davvero una fantastica notizia! Volete sapere perché? Allora leggete l'intero post... |
Mar 5, 2007 |
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I made it!
Here it comes. My first astronomy article ever will be published in the upcoming March 2007 of the Italian Coelum magazine. This is really good news to me. Want to know why? Then check out the whole post! |
Feb 19, 2007 |