Next 21 June 2019, at 15:54 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...
As part of the extended ASAS-SN team, we contributed to the discovery of this bright supernova, SN 2019hsw, in the spiral galaxy NGC 2805. It was caught at early stages, so we should see...
After a long month of cloudy weather, we imaged supernova SN 2019ehk and its host galaxy Messier 100 again, finding it significantly fainter. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of...
These evenings, planet Mercury is back at sunset, peaking at magnitude -1 or so. The young Moon and Mars added their beauty last night, so I managed to capture a few images. With the...
It was hard, but we won: despite the severe, bad weather, we could capture the May 2019 “Blue Moon” at dawn, before it set in Rome. And it was great. I must say this...
Supernova SN 2019ein has been discovered in the lenticular galaxy NGC 5353, placed in one of the most beautiful star fields up there. Here it is on image we grabbed on a very rare clear night. The...
Supernova SN 2019ehk has been discovered in the stunning galaxy Messier 100 on 24 Apr. 2019. After more than one month of cloudy/rainy weather, we could capture it. Here it is our image. The image above...
Earth and Stars / event / free / the Moon
Next May the 18th will bring us a so-called “Blue Moon“. Nothing to do with the color of the Moon, of course, just “an additional” one. For sure, it will put its usual great...
In our constant research for cosmic beauty, the young Moon is always a great target and a few days ago we could grab some breathtaking images, some of the best ever. We are happy...
constellations / Earth and Stars / planets / satellite / spacecraft / Stars / the Moon
The International Space Station (ISS) never fails to amaze us with its bright passes. Living in Rome, I’m lucky to have the opportunity to combine them with the unique skyline of the Eternal City...
Once again, the 19 Apr. full Moon was a superb show above Rome at its rise. Nicknamed “pink” full Moon from the color of a flower very common in North America this time of the...
The International Space Station (ISS) made an extremely bright pass above Rome on April 6th, a great opportunity to test a new way to capture and share such an event. Here I’m pleased to...
Since 2007, the WWF’s Earth Hour is a global initiative inviting everyone to switch off lights for one hour as a symbol of responsibility for our home planet. We joined it, also because it...
After our detection of an antitail feature, we did some follow-up observations of (6478) Gault, taking a deep image. The aspect evolved further, reflecting the changing, relative geometry, after the Earth crossed Gault’s orbital...
After a couple of weeks from our previous visit, we imaged (6478) Gault again, under good sky conditions. We have found a quite different shape: we see now only one tail, with a possible...
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