These evenings, planet Mercury is back at sunset, peaking at magnitude -1 or so. The young Moon and Mars added their beauty last night, so I managed to capture a few images. With the...
constellations / Earth and Stars / planets / satellite / spacecraft / Stars / the Moon
The International Space Station (ISS) never fails to amaze us with its bright passes. Living in Rome, I’m lucky to have the opportunity to combine them with the unique skyline of the Eternal City...
Looking for the elusive planet Mercury is always a rewarding experience. Here it is the innermost planet at sunset, hanging above Rome, beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. The last days of February and the...
On 12-13 Feb. 2019, planets Mars and Uranus had a nice conjunction. While Mars is visible by naked eye, Uranus requires a small binocular to be seen. Here it is an image we captured...
In its endless generosity, the sky is always ready to impress us with something unique. Yesterday morning, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter had a conjunction up there at dawn, offering a stunning sight. We...
On 7 Dec. 2018, planets Mars and Neptune had a very close conjunction, coming closer than 2 arcminutes. A few hours later, we could image them, also grabbing Triton, the largest satellite of Neptune....
On 11 Nov., the sky offered a stunning, close Moon-Saturn conjunction, rare and noteworthy! We at the Virtual Telescope did not miss the opportunity to capture it and here we are pleased to share...
Earth and Stars / event / free / planets
Planet Venus offered a stunning view at sunset, setting above Rome and its monuments. We shared the experience live, with the planet showing beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. We have been keeping an eye...
These very days, planet Venus reaches its peak in luminosity since the beginning of the year, before leaving the evening sky. At Virtual Telescope we will say goodbye to Venus at sunset, while it...
After shining for months at sunset, Venus is ready to leave the evening sky, back to early morning shows. We captured the planet from Rome, while it set beside the St. Peter’s Dome and...
I have been thinking about this for decades: see and hopefully image all the planets of our Solar System in one night, from sunset to dawn. And I did it, last night, in a...
These nights, four planets plus the Moon are visible at sunset: Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn plot the Zodiacal avenue up there, with our satellite joining the parade. Seeing four planets or more at...
Il Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali Il Parco archeologico del Colosseo e Il Virtual Telescope Project PRESENTANO LA NOTTE DELLA LUNA ROSSA E DEL PIANETA ROSSO L’eclissi totale di Luna del...
conjunction / Earth and Stars / eclipse / event / planets / the Moon
While we are waiting for the longest total lunar eclipse of the Century, the Moon, Mercury and Venus offered a stunning show above Rome, soon after sunset. It is a wonderful gift, while the...
– The Beaver Supermoon 2024: online observation (15 Nov. 2024)
– Asteroid 2020 XR: online observation (3 Dec. 2024)
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