Author: Luca Zanini

  • Sh2-274

    Sh2-274

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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

    M 1

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    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

    The moon

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  • NGC 2264

    NGC 2264

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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

    NGC 672

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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

    M 74

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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

    Double eclipse on Jupiter

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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

    Moon

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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…

  • NGC 507

    NGC 507

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    NGC 507 is the lenticular galaxy at the center of the photo in the constellation Pisces and it is the main member of its group of galaxies.

  • NGC 7741

    NGC 7741

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    NGC 7741 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Pegasus.