The Moon, Venus and Mercury: a early morning meeting – 13 Nov. 2020
Moon, Venus and Mercury did it again: a nice meeting in the sky, early in the morning. Here they are a few images. Every time the Moon is close in the sky to a...
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Near-Earth asteroid 2020 VP1 extremely close encounter: a image – 10 Nov. 2020
A couple of hours ago, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 VP1 had a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 184000 km, 0.48 times the...
Halloween Blue Moon 2020: a very special treat – 31 Oct. 2020
Now that the Halloween Blue Moon has gone, of course without any hint of that color, I could look at the images more carefully. Well, the Moon had a special treat for us: it...
The Halloween Blue Moon 2020: online observation – 31 Oct. 2020
Next 31 Oct. will bring us a so-called “Blue Moon“. Nothing to do with the color of the Moon, of course, it is just “an additional” one. For sure, it will put on its...
The Geminid Meteor Shower 2020: online event – 13 Dec. 2020
Next 13/14 Dec. 2020, the Geminid meteors will put their great show back in the sky. This year, the Moon will be new, so we have the best, darkest conditions for a memorable experience:...
Near-Earth asteroid 2020 UF3 extremely close encounter: a record setting observation- 22 Oct. 2020
Earlier today, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 UF3 safely came very close to our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 42000 km, 11% the average distance of the Moon. It was...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2020 UF3 extremely close encounter: online observations – 22 Oct. 2020
On 22 Oct. 2020, the near-Earth Asteroid 2020 UF3 will have a extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 42000 km from the Earth, 11% of the average lunar distance. The...
NGC 514 and supernova SN 2020uxz: an image – 20 Oct. 2020
We imaged again the bright supernova SN 2020uxz and its host galaxy NGC 514, finding it significantly brighter than one week earlier. Here it is our new image. The image above comes from the...
Near-Earth asteroid 2020 UA extremely close encounter: a memorable event- 20/21 Oct. 2020
Earlier today, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 UA had a extremely close, but safe, close encounter with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 46000 km, 12% the average distance of...
Near-Earth asteroid 2020 UA extremely close encounter: a image – 19 Oct. 2020
In less than 20 hours by now, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 UA will have a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 46000 km,...
Near-Earth asteroid 2020 TF6 extremely close encounter: image and movie – 19 Oct. 2020
The near-Earth asteroid 2020 TF6 had a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 150000 km, 0.4 times the average distance of the Moon....
Near-Earth asteroid 2020 UA extremely close encounter: a image – 18 Oct. 2020
On 21 Oct. 2020, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 UA will have a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 46000 km, 12% the average...
Near-Earth asteroid 2020 TF6 extremely close encounter: a image – 18 Oct. 2020
Later today, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 TF6 will have a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 150000 km, 0.4 times the average distance...
Near-Earth asteroid 2020 TE6 extremely close encounter: a image – 18 Oct. 2020
In about one hour, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 TE6 will have a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 230000 km, 0.6 times the...
