Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse
{{Short description|Lighthouse in Sicily, Italy}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Capo Murro di Porco
| image = Faro Capo Murro di Porco 8 dicembre 2020.jpg
| caption = Astronomy Picture of the Day depicts the Lighthouse of Cape Murro di Porco
| location = Maddalena Peninsula
Siracusa
Sicily
Italy
| coordinates = {{coord|37.003119|N|15.335129|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt = 1859
| foundation = concrete base
| construction = concrete tower
| shape = decagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper's house
| marking = white tower and lantern, grey metallic lantern dome
| height = {{convert|20|m|ft}}
| focalheight = {{convert|34|m|ft}}
| lens = Type OF 800
Focal length: 400mm
| intensity = main: AL 1000 W
reserve: LABI 100 W
| range = mains: {{convert|17|nmi}}
reserve: {{convert|10|nmi}}
| characteristic = Fl W 5s.
| country = Italy
| countrynumber = 2910 E.F.
| managingagent = Marina Militare{{Cite rowlett|sic|access-date=April 12, 2018}}{{cite web | url = http://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/per-la-difesa-sicurezza/fari/Pagine/2910.aspx | title = Capo Murro di Porco | publisher = Marina Militare | accessdate = April 12, 2018}}
}}
Capo Murro di Porco Lighthouse ({{langx|it|Faro di Capo Murro di Porco}}) is an active lighthouse located at the end of the {{ill|Maddalena Peninsula|it|Penisola della Maddalena}} on the south eastern tip of Sicily in the {{ill|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, {{convert|20|m|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 {{convert|34|m|ft}} above sea level and emits one white flash in a 5 seconds period visible up to a distance of {{convert|17|nmi}}. 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.{{cite web|url=https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201208.html|title=Astronomy Picture of the Day (December 8, 2020)|language=en|access-date=December 26, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansa.it/canale_scienza_tecnica/notizie/spazio_astronomia/2020/12/10/labbraccio-di-giove-saturno-e-la-luna-a-un-faro-siracusano-nella-foto-del-giorno-della-nasa_f036afc3-1b37-4f76-8781-09d640540fd0.html|title=The Embrace of Jupiter, Saturn and the Moon at a Syracuse Lighthouse in Nasa's Photo of the Day}}
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.marina.difesa.it/cosa-facciamo/per-la-difesa-sicurezza/fari/Pagine/italia.aspx Servizio Fari Marina Militare]
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