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Video caption: This time-lapse captures the movement of the stars alongside the majestic 64-metre Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) from the National Institute of Astrophysics (INAF), with special attention to the renowned Big Dipper against the backdrop of the celestial sphere. The camera pans as the famous asterism sinks in the sky while planes fly past and the radio telescope rotates. The harmonious interplay between the stellar pathways and the colossal dish of the radio telescope creates a mesmerising visual ode to the cosmic ballet taken in September 2019.
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Video credit: Antonio Finazzi/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10360188
Tags: astrophotography
Related glossary terms: Astronomy , Big Dipper , Celestial Pole , Celestial Sphere , Earth's Rotation , Observation , Polaris
Categories: Naked Eye Astronomy

Video license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons

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Video caption: Menzione d'onore al Concorso Astrofotografico IAU OAE 2023, categoria Time-lapse di rotazione dell'Orsa Maggiore o della Croce del Sud: L'Orsa Maggiore con il Sardinia Radio Telescope SRT, di Antonio Finazzi.
Questo time-lapse cattura il movimento degli astri a fianco del maestoso Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT), 64 metri di diametro, dell'Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), con particolare attenzione al famoso Grande Carro sullo sfondo della sfera celeste. La telecamera osserva il famoso asterismo che si sposta nel cielo mentre gli aerei passano e il radiotelescopio ruota. L'armoniosa interazione tra i percorsi stellari e la colossale parabola del radiotelescopio crea un'ipnotica ode visiva al balletto cosmico ripreso nel settembre 2019, e vale una menzione d'onore nella categoria Time-lapse di rotazione dell'Orsa Maggiore o della Croce del Sud.
Video credit: Antonio Finazzi/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Astronomia , Grande Carro , Osservazione , Polaris , Polo Celeste , Rotazione della Terra , Sfera celeste
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola