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  • M 88

    Apr 13, 2024

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    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    M 88 is a spiral galaxy belonging to the Virgo cluster and about 50 million light years away from us; many other galaxies are also visible, including the barred spiral galaxy NGC 4516.

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    M 88

  • NGC 3628

    Mar 20, 2024

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    NGC 3628 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in the constellation of Leo with a clear line of dust; It is also called the Hamburger Galaxy due to its shape.

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    NGC 3628

  • NGC 2359

    Jan 31, 2024

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    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    NGC 2359, also known as Thor’s Helmet Nebula, is an emission nebula located in the constellation Canis Major.

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    NGC 2359

  • NGC 2264

    Dec 24, 2023

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    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    The middle section of NGC 2264 in the Monoceros constellation.

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    NGC 2264

  • The Horsehead Nebula

    Nov 22, 2023

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    The Horsehead Nebula B 33 is a dark nebula that stands out over the emission nebula IC 434; at the bottom on the right there is the NGC 2023 nebula with the star HD 37903 in the center.

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    The Horsehead Nebula

  • An old star atlas

    Nov 5, 2023

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    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    When in 2020 I decided to buy a telescope to resume my hobby for astronomy after almost half a century, I had some doubts, I wasn’t sure that I would want and be able to face this task which is not only expensive but also time consuming, during the nights, and at low temperatures in…

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    An old star atlas

  • An eclipse on Jupiter

    Oct 15, 2023

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    October 7, 2023, the shadow of the satellite Io on Jupiter.

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  • Jupiter

    Oct 6, 2023

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    Jupiter, photographed on October 2, 2023 with three of its satellites: Ganymede, Europa and Io.

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    Jupiter

  • The Moon

    Oct 6, 2023

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    Mare Nectaris is a circular sea with a diameter of 350 kilometers located south of Mare Tranquillitatis and separated from Mare Fecunditatis by the Montes Pyrenaeus mountain range.Along its edges there are the craters Teophilus and Fracastorius.

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    The Moon

  • C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)

    Sep 14, 2023

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    by

    Luca Zanini
    in Astronomy

    The comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) photographed just before the dawn on September 9, 2023.

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    C/2023 P1 (Nishimura)

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