Sky of the Month – star charts: Jan. 2018
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Jan. 15, 2018, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
Monthly Archive: December 2017
New Year with the Supermoon: 1 Jan. 2018
The sky will welcome the new year with the amazing show of the Supermoon, the largest of 2018. Our satellite will reach its minimum distance from the Earth (perigee) next 1 Jan., at 21:56...
Comet 174P/Echeclus in outburst: evolution (20 Dec. 2017)
Our readers could remember this interesting object: comet 174P/Echeclus. Last year, we saw it in outburst, following up its evolution. Now, this intriguing object decided to go in bright outburst again and we are...
Geminids 2017, what a memorable show for our community!
Yesterday night, the Geminids meteor shower peak was absolutely spectacular to see. We could show the best meteors show of 2017 to the world, thanks to our wide field cameras in Italy and Arizona....
A very special Geminid
Earlier today, we had a superb coverage of the Gemind meteor shower from Tenagra Observatories. We are working to publish some nice images, but this to be shared immediately, being so special. A meteor,...
Measuring the distance of (3200) Phaethon: the fashion of parallax
Measuring the distance of an asteroid with some basic mathematics is always fun. With asteroid (3200) Phaethon making a nice apparition out there, we could not resist and we exploited one of the many...
Geminids meteor shower and Phaethon put on a great show: join it with the Virtual Telescope!
***SEE The Geminid Meteor Shower LIVE HERE!*** The Geminids meteors are ready to offer us an amazing shower, the best of this year, while their parent body, the potentially hazardous asteroid (3200) Phaethon, reaches its minimum...
The 3/4 Dec. 2017 Supermoon: some images and podcast – 05 Dec. 2017
We have been waiting for it and now it is over: the only 2017 full Supermoon has gone, putting its show up there, with millions and millions of curious people looking at it. We...
