The NASA published on his site the Astronomical Photography of the Day
(APOD) an image of the Luna that an Argentine captured with his own telescope from his home.
August 15, 2020 will remain in the memory of Sergio Scauso, a lover of the stars who lives in Villa Maria and teaches astronomy classes at the Municipal Technology Library of that city of the province of Cordoba.
He APOD is a website maintained by the NASA and by the Michigan University of Technology, in which a different image or photo of our universe is shown each day, with a short explanation written by a professional astronomer.
“I took the recordings and one was of very good quality. I took a photo and had a very great impact within my close circle. But it was shared and other well-known people, who also know the subject, suggested that I send it to NASA for the astronomical photo of the day “, said the Cordovan in dialogue with Chain 3.
Days ago, on Sunday, August 9, Sergio woke up to be able to record a particular event in space. That day Mars would hide behind the Moon. He prepared his reflector telescope of 200 millimeters in diameter and a special camera. “It was a surprise and a great joy. That morning I knew that the Moon would cover Mars so I assembled my team at 4.45 AM “, he explained. Then he published the material on his account. Facebook and had an unexpected reaction from his followers.
