OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO
di GENOVA
Sestri Ponente
Sezione Astrofili
Università Popolare Sestrese
In the Foreground
Our member Michele Terzo is following comet C/2023 P1 (Nishimura) daily, photographing it from Casa del Romano (Monte Antola).
We are close to its passage to perihelion, which will be on September 18, when the comet will be only 0.22 astronomical units from the Sun. Potentially, by getting very close to the Sun it could become very bright. It is currently observable in the best possible conditions only between the lights of dawn very low on the horizon.
The name, Nishimura, comes from the Japanese amateur astronomer Hideo Nishimura who discovered the new comet and officially communicated it to the Minor Planet Electronic Circulars (MPECs).
The Observatory in brief
OAG
OAG is an astronomical structure built in the early 1980s, managed by the Amateur Astronomers section (1961) of the Università Popolare Sestrese (1907).
The Observatory is also a non-profit association of passionate VOLUNTEERS, which is based on the research and dissemination of astronomical subjects.
To learn more about our history and our structure, you can view and download the files in the documents section.
Visits arranged
Furthermore, the Astronomical Observatory of Genoa offers the possibility of visiting its facility to groups and schools.
To make an appointment, we invite you to contact us by phone to check our availability with your requests, taking into account that a minimum number of 20 participants is preferably required.
Public Openings
Generally we make two openings per month: "Moon at First Quarter" and "Deep Sky. The dates of the openings are never random, in fact they coincide (as far as possible) with the Moon appearing/approaching the "First Quarter" for the opening dedicated to the Moon, because we know that the Moon is crescent, visible after sunset and half illuminated, and thus gives us the opportunity to appreciate in the best way the shadows of the craters projected by the sun along that line that separates the illuminated part of the still dark part.
Instead, we choose moonless nights to observe the Deep Sky (Nebulae, Star Clusters, Galaxies), because the darker background of the sky allows us to better appreciate the more distant and less luminous objects.
Based on the seasons, in addition to our Satellite, we could also observe different objects (this is due to the Earth's revolution) and therefore it is advisable to participate at least 4 times a year to have a clear idea of the alternation of the seasons and everything that surrounds us.
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