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C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy) e 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko during 2015
Milani, G.
Among the many comets observed in 2015 by the Comet Section a review on the apparition of comet C/2014 (Lovejoy) and 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is presented. The first one was the brighter, reaching magnitude 4 and being visible by the naked eye. The second was faint but had a high scientific relevance being the target of the Rosetta mission.
La ionosfera lunare studiata per mezzo delle occultazioni della sonda SMART-1
Pluchino, S.; Maccaferri, G.; Schilliró, F. +3 more
European spacecraft SMART-1 provided an opportunity to investigate the lunar ionosphere. A set of occulations of the Moon ionosphere was obtained between August 29th and September 1st 2006. Radio occulation data in S, X and Ka-band by #2 32-meter IRA-INAF radiotelescopes were gathered. A good model of the lunar ionosphere emerged.
La Cometa 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko el il contributo degli astrofili italiani alla missione ROSETTA
Milani, Giannantonio
Comet 67P Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the new target of the ROSETTA spacecraft, was oberved during the 2002/2003 apparition, displacing an unusual tail. The tail was compatible with a neck-line structure and this implies a high nuclear activity far before perihelion. Images and data from the current and previous apparitions show that the comet reaches …