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...
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...
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...
Finally it arrived, the long awaited 14 Nov. 2016 Supermoon. It did not fail to capture those who tried to observe it, facing the clouds and other weather issues. At Virtual Telescope, we showed...
Alla fine è arrivata, l’attesa Superluna del 14 novembre 2016. E non ha mancato di incantare quanti hanno voluto cercarla ed ammirarla, nonostante i capricci del meteo. Il Virtual Telescope ne ha mostrato in...
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....
Tutti siamo affascinati dalla Luna piena. Il suo bel disco e la sua luce spettacolare rappresentano sempre una visione memorabile. La sua presenza nel cielo offre sempre un’occasione straordinaria per catturare meravigliose immagini, includendo...
Comet 56P/Slaughter-Burnham was discovered on January 27, 1959 by Charles D. Slaughter and Robert Burnham of the Lowell Observatory. It has a period of 11.5 years and its next passage to perihelion will be in...
Last 02 Nov. 2016, at 00:42 UT, the 15-meters large asteroid 2016 VA had an extremely close, but safe encounter with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from us of about 80.000 km. At...
Next 14 Nov. 2016 we will have the largest full Moon of the year. No, better: the largest full Moon ever from 1948 to 2034. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online...
The near-Earth asteroid 2016 VA was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey in Arizona (USA) on 1 Nov. 2016 and announced later the same day by the Minor Planet Center. The object was going...
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...
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