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  • M 100

    Apr 12, 2021

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    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    M 100 or NGC 4321 is a spiral galaxy of the Virgo cluster at 55 milion of light years from us.In the photo near to M 100 you can see NGC 4323 and NGC 4328 that are two satellite galaxies of M 100 as highlighted in the second photo.

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    M 100

  • M 66

    Apr 10, 2021

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    M 66 is a galaxy in the Leo constellation and it is a spiral galaxy with a weak bar.It is located at a distance of 31 million light years and is moving away from us with a speed of about 700 km/s.

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    M 66

  • M 51

    Mar 24, 2021

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    This is my first attempt to photograph a galaxy, the subject is the spiral galaxy M 51 interacting with the galaxy NGC 5195.

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    M 51

  • Clavius

    Mar 6, 2021

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    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    The Clavius crater is one of the biggest craters and it is located near the south pole in a heavily cratered region.Water molecules have recently been discovered inside Clavius.

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    Clavius

  • Montes Apenninus

    Mar 6, 2021

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    The Montes Apenninus are a long mountain range between Mare Imbrium (left) and Mare Serenitatis (right) and the its highest peak is about 5400 meters.Below the Montes Apenninus end on the Eratosthens crater and the largest crater in the photo is Archimedes.Very interesting is the Rima Hadley that it is a rille near the western…

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    Montes Apenninus

  • Montes Carpatus

    Mar 6, 2021

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    The mountain formation in the center of the photo are the Montes Carpatus that are several peaks separated by deep valleys.The large crater just below is Copernicus while the crater near the right edge of the photo is Eratosthenes and between them you see the ghost crater Stadius, the rest of an ancient impact crater…

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    Montes Carpatus

  • Bullialdus

    Mar 6, 2021

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    In this photo the most evident formation is the Bullialdus crater with a diameter of 61 km located on the western edge of the Mare Nubium, while on the eastern side of the Mare Nubium near the lower right corner of the photo there is Rupes Recta, a fault with a length of 110 km…

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    Bullialdus

  • The Moon: Plato and Copernucus craters

    Dec 29, 2020

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    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    On the night of December 26th 2020 I photographed the Moon 12 days after the new moon, then a crescent moon just some days before the full moon phase.

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    The Moon: Plato and Copernucus craters

  • The opposition of Mars

    Dec 12, 2020

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    A few days before the opposition of Mars, I got these four images between 20:15 UT and 21:25 UT on 13 October 2020.

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    The opposition of Mars

  • The south pole of the Moon

    Nov 30, 2020

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    This photo is one of the first photos taken with the new telescope on October 9, 2020 at 22:21 UT.

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    The south pole of the Moon

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