We are pleased to share this image of the celebrated Pleiades, also known as Messier 45, one of the most spectacular deep sky objects in the sky. The image above comes from the combination...
As we mentioned elsewhere, on 25 Oct. 2019, the potentially hazardous asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 will have a safe, close encounter with the Earth. Because of the relatively short distance and the generous dimension...
Ok, you have surely heard about this: comet Wirtanen is putting its show out there, just on time for Christmas. Here you will find a few tips to look for and enjoy this nice...
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Jan. 15, 2018, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Dec. 15, 2016, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Jan. 15, 2017, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Dec. 15, 2016, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
After all, this 2015 we will have another Christmas comet! After last year’s comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, those living in the northern hemisphere are saluting comet C/2013 US10 Catalina, already giving a stunning show...
The potentially hazardous asteroid 2015 TB145 will put a nice show in the sky next 31 Oct. This 500-meters large minor planet will come as close as 500.000 km, that is 1.3 lunar distances,...
Recently, a lot of rumors circulated around a strange start name, called KIC 8462852 and resembling a car plate more than a star in our Galaxy. A paper by T. Boyajian at al. recently appeared on ar...
*** Click HERE and see our images of this amazing cosmic meeting! *** Next 9 Oct. 2015, just before dawn, this sky will offer us an amazing show. The Moon, close to the end of its...
In occasione della serata osservativa organizzata in collaborazione con Vivi Frosinone per il prossimo 4 agosto alle 21:00, abbiamo preparato la carta celeste qui presentata, calcolata per il Capoluogo alle ore 22:00 estive, sperando...
Next 16 June, the famous, 1.5 km large potentially hazardous asteroid (1566) Icarus will make a relatively, but rare close encounter with the Earth. The Virtual Telescope Project will show it live, online, to...
Now that comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is finally coming to visit us, here under the northern stars, a lot of curious people are preparing for look at this comet, perfectly synchronized with the Christmas...
– The Beaver Supermoon 2024: online observation (15 Nov. 2024)
– Asteroid 2020 XR: online observation (3 Dec. 2024)
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