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Caption: Beneath the sprawling expanse of the night sky over Colombia's Tatacoa Desert, a telescope finds its alignment with the majestic galactic core, while a smartphone captures this cosmic encounter. This snapshot, taken on 9 June 2023 during an astronomy camp, epitomises the accessible beauty of celestial marvels. It showcases the mesmerising grandeur of the night sky, inviting both the casual stargazer and the passionate astronomer alike. The splendour of the Milky Way, elegantly captured through a mobile device, seamlessly bridges the gap between sophisticated equipment and the pure, profound joy of observing the stars.

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Credit: Juan Pablo Botero Londoño/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10359731
Tags: astrophotography
Related glossary terms: Reflecting Telescope
Categories: Telescopes, Instruments and Observatories

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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Caption: Menzione d'onore al concorso di astrofotografia IAU OAE 2023, categoria Immagini fisse con smartphone-dispositivi mobili: Notti di Apprendimento, di Juan Pablo Botero Londoño.
Sotto la distesa del cielo notturno del deserto di Tatacoa in Colombia, un telescopio trova il suo allineamento con il maestoso nucleo galattico, mentre uno smartphone cattura questo incontro cosmico. Questa istantanea, scattata il 9 giugno 2023 durante un campo di astronomia, incarna la bellezza accessibile delle meraviglie celesti e riceve una menzione d'onore nella categoria Immagini fisse scattate esclusivamente con smartphone/dispositivi mobili. L'immagine mostra l'ipnotica grandezza del cielo notturno, invitando sia l'osservatore casuale di stelle che l'astronomo appassionato. Lo splendore della Via Lattea, elegantemente catturato attraverso un dispositivo mobile, colma senza soluzione di continuità il divario tra le attrezzature sofisticate e la pura e profonda gioia di osservare le stelle.
Credit: Juan Pablo Botero Londoño/IAU OAE (CC BY 4.0)
Related glossary terms: Telescopio a riflessione
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Valentina La Parola