Category: planets

08/26/2012

“Pianeti e Mercurio” – “Cose dell’altro Geo”

[fvplayer src=”https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/video/geo_1nov2010.flv” width=”640″] Rai Tre, “Cose dell’altro Geo”, 1 Novembre 2010 Back to “Podcast” page Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and receive an EXCLUSIVE image of the stunning COMET C/2023...

Venus and Mercury above S. Peter Dome, Rome

Earth and Stars / planets

08/26/2012

Venus and Mercury above St. Peter Dome in Rome

Venus and Mercury were giving a great show at sunset, early in the in 2010 spring. Here they were captured while hanging above Saint Peter Dome and other buildings in Rome. Back to...

planets

08/25/2012

Jupiter: rotation

[hana-flv-player video=’https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/jupiter_26nov2011.flv’/ width=”640″ height=”” autoplay=”true” /] Jupiter is the largest planet orbiting our Sun and its rotational period is less than 10 hours. On Nov. 26, 2011, G. Masi obtained almost 1.000 CCD images...

planets

08/25/2012

Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System. It is surrounded by a huge number of satellites, the biggest ones were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. It is always a very rewarding...

planets

08/24/2012

Jupiter

Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System. It is surrounded by a huge number of satellites, the biggest ones were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. It is always a very rewarding...

planets

08/24/2012

Saturn

Saturn is one the best objects visible up there. Its view is always breathtaking. Seeing its giant gaseous globe surrounded by its marvelous systems of rings is an unforgettable experience. This image was captured...