Nei prossimi giorni, gli ultimi dell’anno, ricorre un avvenimento di straordinaria importanza per l’Osservatorio Astronomico “Bellatrix”, che ospita il Virtual Telescope Project e che al tempo si apprestava ad operare come struttura permanente a Ceccano...
Me la ricordo come se fosse oggi, quella lontana mattina del 16 dicembre 1984. Una fredda e umida domenica ormai invernale, con il cielo che lasciava trapelare appena la luce del Sole in un mare...
The year is slowly ending, we start looking into 2017 to look for nice astronomical events and the first one we find, a very close Mars and Neptune conjunction. It will show across the...
Lo scorso 14 novembre abbiamo ammirato la più grande Luna piena tra il 1948 e 2034, chiamata popolarmente Superluna. Ma il prossimo 14 dicembre 2016 avremo l’ultima Luna piena dell’anno, che sarà di nuovo...
Last 14 November we admired the biggest full Moon from 1948 to 2034, called Supermoon. But in 2016 we have three of them in a row and next 14 December the last full Moon...
This 2016 marks the 10th year of activity since the Virtual Telescope Project was launched in 2006. I did write some thoughts on this a few weeks ago and while we are still waiting...
On the occasion of the 14 Nov. 2016 Supermoon, the Virtual Telescope invites you to image it, capturing our satellite with some nice monuments and/or corners of your city. Our team will select three...
In occasione della “Superluna” del 14 novembre 2016, il Virtual Telescope vi invita a fotografare il nostro satellite naturale, cogliendolo magari nel contesto della vostra città, come sfondo a celebri monumenti o paesaggi naturali....
We all love the full Moon. Its beautiful disk and spectacular light are always a memorable sight. Its presence in the sky is always an exceptional opportunity to grab wonderful images, including other natural elements...
If it is always hard to find the right words to celebrate something important, it is simply impossible when something epic is involved. And this is true now, while I’m trying to write something to...
Next 20 June 2016, at 22:34 Universal Time, the Sun will reach its maximum declination (angular distance from the celestial equator): this will officially be the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. In that...
Many people out there believe that you really need some powerful stuff as a big telescope to enjoy the wonders of the cosmos. But the sky shows this is absolutely not true! Late this...
These last evenings have been really exciting for stargazers. Soon after sunset, Venus and Jupiter made a great show and still are offering a wonderful sight. They had a memorable conjunction between 30 June...
Next 21 June 2015, at 16:38 Universal Time, the Sun will reach its maximum declination (angular distance from the celestial equator): this will officially be the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. In that...
– The Beaver Supermoon 2024: online observation (15 Nov. 2024)
– Asteroid 2020 XR: online observation (3 Dec. 2024)
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