Astronomy – Luca Zanini

Sh2-274

Dec 7, 2024

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Luca Zanini

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Sh2-274 is a planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini, also known as the Medusa Nebula or Abell 21.

M 1 (or NGC 1952), better known as the Crab Nebula, is a planetary nebula in the constellation of Taurus, 6,500 light years away.It is the remnant of a supernova that became visible to the naked eye on July 4, 1054.

The moon

Nov 16, 2024

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Luca Zanini

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NGC 2264

Oct 20, 2024

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Luca Zanini

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In the photo you can see a part of the nebula NGC 2264 around the star S Monocerotis, constellation of Monoceros, of magnitude varying between 4.62 and 4.68, visible to the naked eye.This star is actually a binary system and main member of an open star cluster.

NGC 672

Oct 18, 2024

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Luca Zanini

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The barred spiral galaxy NGC 672 and the spiral galaxy IC 1727 are two interacting galaxies in the constellation Triangulum.

M 74

Sep 4, 2024

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M 74 or NGC 628 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Pisces. It is known as the phantom galaxy because of its low surface brightness that makes it a difficult object to observe.

Double eclipse on Jupiter

Aug 26, 2024

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Luca Zanini

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Jupiter, photographed every 15 minutes on August 25, 2024 between 00:30 and 05:30 UTC when the first eclipse had already begun.I started photographing at 22:30 UTC but the first photos are not good because Jupiter was very low on the horizon, and in the following photos you can see an improvement of the quality of…

Moon

Aug 25, 2024

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Luca Zanini

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The moon photographed in the phase close to the last quarter on August 24, 2024 at 1:11 UTC and 1:18 UTC. In the fist photo the crater Theophilus is especially evident with a diameter of 101 kilometers with a mountain formation in the center with four peaks that rise for about 1400 meters.A little further…