Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse
 Astronomy Picture of the Day depicts the Lighthouse of Cape Murro di Porco | |
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| Location | Maddalena Peninsula Siracusa Sicily Italy |
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| Coordinates | 37°00′11″N 15°20′06″E / 37.003119°N 15.335129°ECoordinates: 37°00′11″N 15°20′06″E / 37.003119°N 15.335129°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1859 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Shape | decagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome |
| Operator | Marina Militare[1][2] |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1959  |
| Focal height | 34 metres (112 ft) |
| Lens | Type OF 800 Focal length: 400mm |
| Light source | mains power |
| Intensity | main: AL 1000 W reserve: LABI 100 W |
| Range | mains: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
| Italy no. | 2910 E.F. |
Fl W 5s Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Murro di Porco) is an active lighthouse located at the end of the on the south eastern tip of Sicily in the , municipality of Siracusa on the Ionian Sea.
Description[]
The lighthouse, built in 1859 under the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, consists of a concrete tapered decagonal tower, 20 metres (66 ft) high, with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house. No longer inhabited by the keeper's the building is the office of the "Consorzio dell'Area Marina Protetta del Plemmirio". The tower and the lantern are white; the lantern dome is grey metallic. The lantern is positioned at 34 metres (112 ft) above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2910 E.F.[2]
In December 2020, a photo taken by photographer Kevin Saragoza of the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction in the background of the lighthouse, was chosen as the "Photo of the Day" by NASA for the Astronomy Picture of the Day.[3][4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "Capo Murro di Porco". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Astronomy Picture of the Day (December 8, 2020)". Retrieved December 26, 2020.
- ^ "The Embrace of Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon at a Syracuse Lighthouse in Nasa's Photo of the Day".
External links[]
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