April 2019 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

The 19 Apr. 2019 full Moon shines across the clouds.

04/25/2019

The 19 Apr. 2019 “pink” full Moon and its show above Rome

Once again, the 19 Apr. full Moon was a superb show above Rome at its rise. Nicknamed “pink” full Moon from the color of a flower very common in North America this time of the...

The International Space Station makes a spectacular pass above the Spanish Steps and Trinità dei Monti in Rome - 6 Apr. 2019

Allsky / constellations / Earth and Stars / satellite / spacecraft

04/08/2019

“Space Control to the Eternal City”: the International Space Station shines above the Spanish Steps – 6 Apr. 2019

The International Space Station (ISS) made an extremely bright pass above Rome on April 6th, a great opportunity to test a new way to capture and share such an event. Here I’m pleased to...

Earth Hour 2019: St. Peter's Basilica turned off its lights

constellations / Earth and Stars / Light Pollution

04/01/2019

Earth Hour 2019: an image from Rome – 30 March 2019

Since 2007, the WWF’s Earth Hour is a global initiative inviting everyone to switch off lights for one hour as a symbol of responsibility for our home planet. We joined it, also because it...