While 2016 approached its end, ready to welcome 2017, the sky putted a marvelous great show out there, with the sharp Moon crescent and a planetary parade with the very bright Venus, the palely red...
The 13/14 December 2016 Supermoon was another great show in Rome. Here we share some images captured during the live feed provided by the Virtual Telescope. [dropcap]T[/dropcap]he December 2016 supermoon and its show, once...
Lo scorso 14 novembre abbiamo ammirato la più grande Luna piena tra il 1948 e 2034, chiamata popolarmente Superluna. Ma il prossimo 14 dicembre 2016 avremo la terza e ultima Luna piena dell’anno, che...
Last 14 November we admired the biggest full Moon from 1948 to 2034, called Supermoon. But in 2016 we have three of them in a row and next 14 December the last full Moon...
Finally it arrived, the long awaited 14 Nov. 2016 Supermoon. It did not fail to capture those who tried to observe it, facing the clouds and other weather issues. At Virtual Telescope, we showed...
Alla fine è arrivata, l’attesa Superluna del 14 novembre 2016. E non ha mancato di incantare quanti hanno voluto cercarla ed ammirarla, nonostante i capricci del meteo. Il Virtual Telescope ne ha mostrato in...
We all love the full Moon. Its beautiful disk and spectacular light are always a memorable sight. Its presence in the sky is always an exceptional opportunity to grab wonderful images, including other natural elements...
It happened, at last. Venus and Jupiter put on an epic show at sunset, with the closest conjunction we will see for several decades to come. Next kiss will be in 2065. In the realm of...
On 20 July 2016 the world celebrated the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11, when the first men reached the Moon. That night the Moon was full, so I managed to grab it with our robotic...
The sky, once again, is ready to impress us with something unique. Next 27 August, planets Venus and Jupiter will have an extremely close conjunction: they will show very close each other, so be ready. This...
This 2016 has been, so far, particularly generous with us, considering the visibility of the planets. Last Feb., we had all the five,classic planets visible at a glance, providing a stunning planetary parade. It...
All images are © by Gianluca Masi. Do not use without permission. These mornings, as you know, there is a stunning show up in the sky: all the five, naked-eye planets are visible at a...
All images are © by Gianluca Masi. Do not use without permission. These nights (well, I should say these mornings!), the sky is offering an amazing and rare event: all the “historic” five, naked eye...
Many people out there believe that you really need some powerful stuff as a big telescope to enjoy the wonders of the cosmos. But the sky shows this is absolutely not true! Late this...
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