Mira, the Wonderful Star
Taken by Paolo Palma on December 3, 2024 @
Rome
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Camera Used: HUAWEI VOG-L29
Exposure Time: 24998/10000
Aperture: f/1.6
ISO: 1250
Date Taken: 2024:03:12 19:25:31
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MIRA, the Wonderful Star in the Whale's neck, is again visible to the naked eye.
I found it shortly after sunset heading west, shining like "one more dot" among the bright stars that form the roof of my garden.
After a period of about 10 months during which it reached the tenth magnitude, it lights up again, almost as if it woke up from "lethargy" with the arrival of spring.
AAVSO data reports a magnitude around the fifth and in the next few days it will be even brighter, until early May when it will reach its peak brightness.
It's a shame, however, that this year it will happen just when the Sun hides it from our sight. So we only have a handful of weeks left to admire it and film it, while, lower and lower on the horizon, it will silently try to conquer the twilight.
Huawei p30 pro ISO1250 2,5s
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