The 2022 Quadrantid meteor shower: online observation – 3 Jan. 2022
Next 3 Jan. the Quadrantid meteor shower will peak in a moonless sky and will will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home! Next 3 Jan. 2022 the Quadrantid...
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The James Webb Space Telescope imaged on its way to the stars – 29 Dec. 2021
The recently launched James Webb Space Telescope will help scientists understanding many key points about the Universe. Four days after its launch, we imaged it on the way to its final destination. * See...
La Stazione Spaziale Internazionale vola nel cielo del Colosseo: una visione unica al mondo
In occasione della prima Giornata Nazionale dello Spazio, abbiamo avuto il privilegio di condividere un’esperienza unica al mondo: l’osservazione del transito della Stazione Spaziale Internazionale tra gli astri che sovrastano il Colosseo. Ecco alcuni...
The International Space Station flies above the Colosseum: a once-in-a-lifetime view
For the First National Space Day in Italy, we had the privilege to bring to the community worldwide a once-in-a-lifetime experience: the flight of the International Space Station across the sky above the legendary...
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard: a image – 07 Dec. 2021.
Despite the poor weather conditions of this season, making hard for us to track it daily, we succeeded capturing this new image of comet C/2021 A1 Leonard. The image above comes from the average of...
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard at the minimum distance from the Earth: online observation – 12 Dec. 2021
Next 12 Dec., comet C/2021 A1 Leonard will be at its minimum distance from our home planet. Say it “hello” by joining our live feed. On that night, comet Leonard will be at about...
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard: a image – 04 Dec. 2021.
After a few cloudy nights, we imaged comet C/2021 A1 Leonard again. Here it is our new image. The image above comes from the average of 11, 120-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena”...
Cometa C/2021 A1 Leonard: guida all’osservazione
Avete sentito parlare della cometa C/2021 A1 Leonard e volete vederla anche voi? Come, dove e quando: ecco tutte le risposte che stavate cercando! NB: questa guida verrà periodicamente aggiornata, tenendo conto della reale...
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard meets the globular cluster Messier 3: online observation – 3 Dec. 2021
Next 3 Dec., comet C/2021 A1 Leonard and the stunning globular cluster Messier 3 will share the same spot in the sky. The view will be breathtaking, this is why we will bring it...
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard: a image and movie – 30 Nov. 2021.
Now that comet C/2021 A1 Leonard is ready to show at its best, we captured this new image, after several weeks of cloudy weather. The image above comes from the average of 11, 120-second...
Comet C/2021 A1 Leonard: online observation – 8 Dec. 2021
Next 8 Dec. 2021, our Earth will cross the orbital plane of comet C/2021 A1 Leonard. This will offer special conditions to spot this icy world, hopefully becoming naked-eye around that date. See this...
The Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and its booster: image and movie – 24 Nov. 2021
A few hours after its launch, we could image both the DART spacecraft and its 2nd stage booster. Image and movie are available below. The image above comes from a single 30-second exposure, remotely...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (163899) 2003 SD220 close encounter: an image – 28 Oct. 2021
Next 17 Dec 2021, the potentially hazardous asteroid (163899) 2003 SD220 will have a relatively close and obviously safe encounter with our planet. It will come as “close” as 5.4 millions of km, about...
Supernova SN 2021vaz in NGC 1961 galaxy: an image – 27 Oct. 2021.
We observed the supernova SN 2021vaz in the NGC 1961 spiral galaxy, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of seven, 120-second exposures,...
