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°E / 37.003119; 15.335129 |
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| 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 |
| Power source | mains electricity  |
| Operator | Marina Militare[1][2] |
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| First lit | 1959 |
| Focal height | 34 metres (112 ft) |
| Lens | Type OF 800 Focal length: 400mm |
| 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. |
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.
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.[2]
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.[3][4]
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