The Big Dipper with the Sardinia Radio Telescope SRT

<p>Honorable mention in the 2023 IAU OAE Astrophotography Contest, category Time-lapses of rotation of Big Dipper or Southern Cross: The Big Dipper with the Sardinia Radio Telescope SRT, by Antonio Finazzi.</p> <p>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, earning it an honourable mention in the category of Time-lapses of rotation of Big Dipper or Southern Cross.</p> <p><strong>Credit</strong>: Antonio Finazzi/IAU OAE (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode">CC BY 4.0</a>)</p>