The 14 Mar. 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse: a live, international event
Next 14 Mar., the Moon will put on the stunning show of the total eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next...
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Grand Tour through the Solar System: see all the planets plus the Moon at a glance – 28 Feb. 2025
On 28 Feb. 2025, we will have the opportunity to see all the seven planets of our Solar System at a glance, plus the Moon. We will show all of them live: join us...
The Moon and Mars close conjunction: 9 Feb. 2025.
We present a couple of images of the 9 Feb. 2025 Moon-Mars conjunction, heavily hampered by clouds, but still a fabulous sight. The image above comes from the a single, 0.1-second exposure, remotely taken...
The GAIA spacecraft, an image – 6 Feb. 2025.
We imaged the Esa’s GAIA spacecraft, now that it stopped its scientific operations and looks much brighter than in the past. The image above comes from the average of 3, 300-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered,...
Moon-Mars conjunction: online observation – 9 Feb. 2025
On 9 Feb. 2025, the Moon and the bright planet Mars will shine in the same spot of the sky, within half-a-degree. We will show the show live, online: join us from the comfort...
The other side of the Great Orion Nebula, aka Messier 42.
We present a image of the Great Orion Nebula (aka Messier 42), taken with a H-alpha filter. The image above comes from the average of 16, 300-second unguided exposures, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount...
Supernova SN 2025qe in the IC 529 galaxy: an image – 28 Jan. 2025.
Here we present supernova SN 2025qe in the beautiful spiral galaxy IC 529. The image above comes from the average of 7, 120-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″ +...
Supernova SN 2025oq in the NGC 2744 galaxy: an image – 28 Jan. 2025.
We observed supernova SN 2025oq in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 2744 and here we present our image. The image above comes from the average of 5, 120-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with...
Supernova SN 2024admc in the UGC 1778 galaxy: an image – 28 Jan. 2025.
We imaged supernova SN 2024admc in the spiral galaxy UGC 1778, see our image below. The image above comes from the average of 6, 120-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave...
Messier 108 and Messier 97 – 3 Feb. 2024
The Messier 108 galaxy and the Messier 97, “Owl” planetary nebula form a wonderful pair in the Northern sky, here imaged with our astrograph. The image above comes from the average of 30, 120-second...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2025 BB2 very close encounter: an image – 29 Jan. 2025.
We imaged the near-Earth Asteroid 2025 BB2, going to have a very close, but safe encounter with the Earth on 4 Feb. 2025, coming as close as 291.000 km from us, 76% of the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (6239) Minos close encounter: an image – 28 Jan. 2025.
Next 5 Feb. 2025, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (6239) Minos will have a relatively close, but obviously safe encounter with the Earth, coming as close as 14.8 millions of km from us. Here we...
Jupiter, Aldebaran and the Hyades: a colorful spot in the sky – 28 Jan. 2025.
This beautiful image shows the bright planet Jupiter and the ruby Aldebaran, with plenty of blue stars from the Hyades. The image above comes from the average of five, 120-second exposures, remotely taken with...
The Jan. 2025 Planetary Parade: images and podcast
We are pleased to share some images of the ongoing planetary parade, with six planets visibile at a glance, taken from our robotic facility in Italy. We also provide the podcast of our live...
