The Moon meets Venus: online observation – 3 Jan. 2025
Next 3 Jan. 2025 the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will meet at sunset, offering a stunning view. We will share this show live, online! The Moon and Venus...
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Venus in the Beehive: the brightest planet meets Messier 44 – online observation (13 June 2023)
Next 13 June 2023 Venus, the brightest planet, will shine perfectly aligned with the famous Messier 44 open star cluster, also known as the Beehive (and Praesepe). We will share this beautiful vision with...
Testing the very fast, large field of view astrograph: first lights.
We recently installed a large field of view astrograph, working at a very fast f/2 ratio, under very dark skies. We are happy to present our very first lights. Since the beginning of Virtual...
The Moon and Venus, a bright meeting in the sky – 23 Apr. 2023.
Despite the clouds, we could admire the Moon and Venus, the two brightest objects in the night sky, shining in the same spot of the sky, sharing the view with the world. We simply...
The Moon and Venus: online observation – 23 May 2023
Next 23 May, the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will shine together again at sunset, offering a stunning view. We will share the show live, online: join us from...
Venus and Messier 35: online observation – 9 May 2023
Next 9 May 2023, Venus, the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon, will shine just 1.5 degrees apart from the wonderful Messier 35 open star cluster in Gemini. We will share...
The Moon and Venus: online observation – 23 Apr. 2023
Next 23 April, the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will shine together, offering a very beautiful view. We will share the show live, online: join us from the comfort...
Venus and the Pleiades: what a stunning show! – 9 & 10 Apr. 2023
We managed to capture Venus and the Pleiades while they are offering a memorable show at sunset. Enjoy these images, ready to join our live, online feed! The image above comes from the average...
Venus with the Pleiades, Mercury easternmost elongation: online observation – 11 Apr. 2023
Next 11 Apr. 2023, the bright planet Venus will shine less than three degrees from the wonderful Pleiades star cluster. On the same evening, Mercury will be at its easternmost elongation from the Sun....
Five Planets at a glance – online observation (28 Mar. 2023)
These evenings, at sunset, we can spot five planets at a glance: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter by naked eye, Uranus with modest binoculars. We will be showing all of them live, online. From...
The Kiss between Venus and Jupiter: online observation – 1 & 2 Mar. 2023
Next 1 and 2 Mar. 2023 Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets, will shine very close in the sky, soon after sunset. We will show this stunning conjunction live, online, from Rome, Italy. A...
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter show – live event (22 Feb. 2023)
Next 22 Feb. 2023, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, the three brightest objects in the night sky, will put a nice show up there, soon after sunset. We will admire them above the legendary skyline of...
Venus meets Neptune: a planetary conjunction – live event (15 Feb. 2023)
Next 15 Feb. 2023, planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, will have a close conjunction with Neptune, the farthest, hence the faintest, known planet in the Solar System. We...
Venus meets Saturn: a planetary conjunction – live event (22 Jan. 2023)
Next 22 Jan. 2023, planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, will have a close conjunction with Saturn, the Lord of the Rings. We will show you this...
