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Lighthouse in Sicily, Italy Lighthouse
Capo Murro di Porco
Astronomy Picture of the Day depicts the Lighthouse of Cape Murro di Porco
LocationMaddalena Peninsula
Siracusa
Sicily
Italy
Coordinates37°00′11″N 15°20′06″E / 37.003119°N 15.335129°E / 37.003119; 15.335129
Tower
Constructed1859
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Height20 metres (66 ft)
Shapedecagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
Markingswhite tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorMarina Militare
Light
First lit1959 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height34 metres (112 ft)
LensType OF 800
Focal length: 400mm
Intensitymain: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
Rangemains: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Italy no.2910 E.F.

Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Capo Murro di Porco) is an active lighthouse located at the end of the Maddalena Peninsula [it] on the south eastern tip of Sicily in the Area marina protetta Plemmirio [it], 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 but it was recently awarded by the state property agency for development in lighthouse accommodated to the privates, the "Beacon Hope - Lighthouse Resort", founded by the local entrepreneur Sebastian Cortese. 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.

In December 2020, a photo taken by photographer Kevin Saragozza 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.

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Italy: Eastern Sicily". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Capo Murro di Porco". Marina Militare. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. "Astronomy Picture of the Day (December 8, 2020)". Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  4. "The Embrace of Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon at a Syracuse Lighthouse in Nasa's Photo of the Day".

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[REDACTED] Media related to Capo Murro di Porco lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons

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