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...
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...
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...
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...
Earth and Stars / event / free / the Moon
Next 20 Mar.2019, within very few hours, we will celebrate both the Vernal Equinox and the last Supermoon of 2019. This is a rare coincidence, adding something special to the show of one of...
Looking for the elusive planet Mercury is always a rewarding experience. Here it is the innermost planet at sunset, hanging above Rome, beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. The last days of February and the...
Grabbing an hint of our presence in space is always fascinating and the International Space Station (ISS) is by far the most important evidence of that. Early this morning I could capture this spacecraft...
The Supermoon was absolutely magic. This is the shortest way to describe its show last night, when we admired it from Rome, sharing the sight live with many thousands of people worldwide. While of...
Looking at a very young Moon at twilight is always a wonderful experience. The light and colors all around and the typical lunar earthshine make the experience unique and Rome adds its celebrated skyline...
In its endless generosity, the sky is always ready to impress us with something unique. Yesterday morning, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter had a conjunction up there at dawn, offering a stunning sight. We...
* NB: Versione in Italiano qui! * Gianluca Masi, astrophysicist and photographer, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, has been sharing his stunning images with the world for a long time. He has just released...
Earth and Stars / event / free / the Moon
The Moon did it again. Its “International Observe the Moon Night” (InOMN 2018) was a huge planetary success and we could share its view from Rome with the world, facing the glory of the Roman...
The International Space Station (ISS) is always ready to capture our imagination, especially when it flies above the glorious monuments of Rome. Last night we caught it just above Castel Sant’Angelo. On 7 Oct....
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