The Moon meets the Pleiades: online observation – 22 Apr. 2023
Next 22 April, a sharp crescent Moon will shine about 4 degrees from the Pleiades, one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. We will share the show live, online: join us...
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Venus and the Pleiades: what a stunning show! – 9 & 10 Apr. 2023
We managed to capture Venus and the Pleiades while they are offering a memorable show at sunset. Enjoy these images, ready to join our live, online feed! The image above comes from the average...
Venus with the Pleiades, Mercury easternmost elongation: online observation – 11 Apr. 2023
Next 11 Apr. 2023, the bright planet Venus will shine less than three degrees from the wonderful Pleiades star cluster. On the same evening, Mercury will be at its easternmost elongation from the Sun....
Dwarf Planet (1) Ceres “meets” galaxy Messier 100: a stunning image – 27 Mar. 2023.
Early this morning, we captured a unique image, showing together the wonderful spiral galaxy Messier 100 and the famous dwarf planet (1) Ceres. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the...
Dwarf Planet Ceres “meets” galaxy Messier 100: online event – 27 Mar. 2023
On 27 Mar. 2023, the dwarf planet (1) Ceres will shine apparently extremely close, actually superimposed, to the stunning spiral galaxy Messier 100, offering a unique view. We will show this cosmic “meeting” live,...
The Kiss between Venus and Jupiter: online observation – 1 & 2 Mar. 2023
Next 1 and 2 Mar. 2023 Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets, will shine very close in the sky, soon after sunset. We will show this stunning conjunction live, online, from Rome, Italy. A...
Venus meets Neptune: a planetary conjunction – live event (15 Feb. 2023)
Next 15 Feb. 2023, planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, will have a close conjunction with Neptune, the farthest, hence the faintest, known planet in the Solar System. We...
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF “meets” Mars, the Red Planet: online observation – 11 Feb. 2023
Next 11 Feb. 2023, comet C/2022 E3 ZTF will be in the same spot of the sky where planet Mars is shining: we will show you this cosmic meeting live, online. While it moves...
Venus meets Saturn: a planetary conjunction – live event (22 Jan. 2023)
Next 22 Jan. 2023, planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, will have a close conjunction with Saturn, the Lord of the Rings. We will show you this...
The Moon and Jupiter meet in the sky – 8 Oct. 2022
Last night, the Moon and planet Jupiter had a nice conjunction. Despite an almost cloudy sky, we could capture them from Rome and here we share our image. I used a Canon 5D mark...
Mars and Uranus meet in the sky: images from a planetary conjunction – 2 Aug. 2022.
We spotted the beautiful the Mars-Uranus conjunction and shared it with the world. Here they are our images. This morning, we spotted the awaited Mars-Uranus conjunction: the two planets were within 1.5 degrees (three lunar...
The Moon, Uranus and Mars meet at dawn
On 22 July 2022, the Moon had a nice conjunction with Uranus, helping to locate the otherwise largely missed first planet of modern era. Mars was not far from them, enriching the view. I...
Mars meets Uranus: a planetary conjunction – live event (02 Aug. 2022)
Next 02 Aug. 2022, the red planet Mars will be in conjunction with Uranus, the first modern planet to be discovered. We will show you it live, online. Such a nice conjunction happens from...
“The Moon meets Venus, a stunning conjunction” – live event (27 May 2022)
Next 27 May 2022, the Moon and Venus, the brightest planet, will have a spectacular conjunction at dawn, shining very close to each other. We will show you it live, online. Such a close...
