The Moon, Uranus and Mars meet at dawn
On 22 July 2022, the Moon had a nice conjunction with Uranus, helping to locate the otherwise largely missed first planet of modern era. Mars was not far from them, enriching the view. I...
Author: Gianluca Masi
The 13 July 2022 Supermoon: the largest full moon of the year
The July 2022 full Moon, a so-called Supermoon, offered a superb view in Rome, rising above the legendary skyline of the Eternal City. We shared it online with our community and publish here a...
The 2022 Sturgeon Supermoon: the last Supermoon of the year – online observation (12 Aug. 2022)
Next 12 August, we will have the fourth and last Supermoon of 2022, the Sturgeon full Moon. We will show it live, online, while it sets below the legendary skyline of Rome. Next 12 Aug....
Perseid meteor shower 2022, online observation – 11 Aug. 2022
The Perseid meteor shower is back, ready to put a nice show up there. We will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home. Because of the full Moon on...
Mars meets Uranus: a planetary conjunction – live event (02 Aug. 2022)
Next 02 Aug. 2022, the red planet Mars will be in conjunction with Uranus, the first modern planet to be discovered. We will show you it live, online. Such a nice conjunction happens from...
Perseidi 2022: guida pratica all’osservazione
Puntuale come ogni anno, ritorna l’appuntamento con le celebri meteore di agosto, le popolari “Lacrime di San Lorenzo”, meglio note come Perseidi. Senza dubbio si tratta dell’evento astronomico ricorrente più atteso, capace di suscitare...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NR very close encounter: online observation – 9 July 2022
Next 10 July 2022, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 NR will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 383000 km from the Earth, marginally closer than the average lunar distance. The...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NF extremely close encounter: a image – 6 July 2022
On 7 July 2022, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 NF will have an extremely close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 90.000 km from its center. We shared it live while...
Comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs: an image – 5 July 2022
Last night we captured comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs again, while it is approaching its minimum distance from the Earth. The image above comes from the average of 15, 120-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NE very close encounter: a image – 5 July 2022
On 6 July 2022, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 NE will have a very close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 135.000 km from its center. We captured it while approaching...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NF extremely close encounter: online observation – 6July 2022
Next 7 July 2022, the near-Earth Asteroid 2022 NF will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 89.000 km from the Earth, 23% of the average lunar distance. The Virtual...
Comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs at its minimum distance from the Earth: online observation – 14 July 2022
Next 14 July, comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs will reach its minimum distance from the Earth. We will show it live: join us from the comfort of your home. Next 14 July, comet C/2017 K2...
Comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs: an image – 26 June 2022
One year after our last image, last night we captured comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs again. Now this icy world is bright and ready for its minimum distance from the Earth, next month. The image...
The rare June 2022 five planets parade: a memorable experience from Rome (21, 25 & 26 June 2022)
All the five naked eye planets showed at a glance this June, at dawn, offering the rare opportunity to see all of them, in the same order of their increasing distance from the Sun....
