The 18/19 May 2019 “Blue Moon” hangs above the Great Synagogue of Rome
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...
Author: Gianluca Masi
NGC 5353 lenticular galaxy and supernova SN 2019ein: an image – 10 May 2019
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...
Messier 100 spiral galaxy and supernova SN 2019ehk: an image – 6 May 2019
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...
The 18 May 2019 Blue Moon: online observation – 18 May 2019
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...
The Moon and its show in Rome above St. Peter’s Dome – 6 May 2019
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...
Stunning pass of the International Space Station (ISS) above Rome – 30 Apr. 2019
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...
The 19 Apr. 2019 “pink” full Moon and its show above Rome
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...
“Space Control to the Eternal City”: the International Space Station shines above the Spanish Steps – 6 Apr. 2019
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...
Earth Hour 2019: an image from Rome – 30 March 2019
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...
(6478) Gault, the tailed asteroid: further evolution – 28 Mar. 2019
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...
(6478) Gault, the “double” tailed asteroid: evolution – 25 Mar. 2019
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...
All-sky coverage of the International Space Station from Rome: 24 March 2019
I’ve been following up the International Space Station (ISS) recently, while it flew above Rome. I captured it above some symbols of the city, like the Colosseum and other monuments. Now I managed to track...
ISS flies above the glory of Rome – 22 March 2019
Now that the International Space Station (ISS) is crossing the sky early in the evening, I planned a few imaging session from Rome. Here it is its pass above the Roman Forum, one of the...
The Vernal Equinox Supermoon and its show, a memorable experience in Rome – 20 March 2019
It it did again: the Supermoon made a superb show on the 20/21 Mar. 2019 night, when we were just crossing the Vernal Equinox. Once again, it was a tremendous opportunity to invite people...
