L’iniziativa ufficiale per l’Italia per celebrare insieme l’Asteroid Day! Un’iniziativa per curiosi del cielo, singoli appassionati e associazioni culturali! Partecipate numerosi. Comunicati Stampa Asteroid Day 2026 in Lussemburgo: Programma Il prossimo 30 giugno...
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We present here our latest picture of Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1, now that it is almost at its minimum distance from us, having a spectacular and safe close approach with the Earth....
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We are happy to share with you our latest image and a video of the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1, captured while it is safely approaching us, ready to show it to you,...
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See the Moon meeting Venus, plus Jupiter and the Beehive Cluster meeting in the night sky live, from your home. After their splendid conjunction just one week ago, Venus Venus and Jupiter, now gradually...
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While it comes closer and closer, we continue our observing campaign covering the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1, waiting for its bright and safe flyby, next June 27. The image shown above comes from...
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Here it is a new picture of the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1, while it is getting closer, ready for its spectacular and safe flyby, next June 27. The image shown above comes...
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We continue following up the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 on its way to its spectacular flyby, next June 27. Please find here our new image. The image shown above comes from a...
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Planets Venus and Jupiter are offering a stunning show on the western horizon, soon after sunset. See them live, from the comfort of your home. On 9 June 2026, Venus and Jupiter will shine...
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We captured a new image of the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 on its way to its spectacular flyby, next June 27. We are pleased to show it here. The image shown above...
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We took a new picture of the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 on its way to its spectacular flyby, next June 27. See the image below. The image above comes from a single...
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The “Blue Micromoon” is coming, the second full Moon of the month and the smallest of the year. The Virtual Telescope Project will broadcast the event live from Manciano, Italy, also featuring archival images...
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On 27 June 2026, the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 will have a close, but safe encounter with our planet. Thanks to its important dimensions, it will be an easy target to observe:...
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Last night, we shared in real-time images of asteroid 2026 JH2, while it was having an extremely close, but safe encounter with our planet. Tens of thousands of people joined us from all over...
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We captured again the near-Earth asteroid 2026 JH2, about 24-hours before its flyby, and share this new picture here. The image above comes from a single 300-second exposure, remotely taken with the Celestron C14+Paramount...
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On 18 May 2026, the near-Earth Asteroid 2026 KB will have a very close, but safe encounter with the Earth, coming as close as 231.000 km from us, 60% of the average lunar distance....
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While waiting for its close approach, we managed to take a picture of near-Earth asteroid 2026 JH2 and here we share it. The image above comes from a single 300-second exposure, remotely taken with...
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In about one hour, the near-Earth Asteroid 2026 JX2 is going to have a very close, but safe encounter with the Earth on 19 April 2026, coming as close as 250.000 km from us,...
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On 18 May 2026, the near-Earth Asteroid 2026 JH2 will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at 91.000 km from the Earth, about 24% of the average lunar distance. The...
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Next 3 March, the Moon will offer us a wonderful total eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 3 March 2026,...
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We imaged the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (aka C/2025 N1 ATLAS) again, now that it faded significantly since our previous visit, last month. The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of 10, 120-second exposures,...
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We unveil the legendary “Horsehead” (Barnard 33) nebula and the many gems adorning the same spot of the sky, sharing here such a unique view. The outstanding image above shows the legendary “Horsehead Nebula”...
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We observed supernova SN 2026azd in the spiral galaxy MCG -1-33-68 and here we share our image. The image above comes from the average of 6, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″...
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The “Whale” (NGC 4661) and the “Hockey Stick” (NGC 4656/57) are, with NGC 4627, a wonderful group of interaction galaxies: we are pleased to share here our image with you. The image above comes from...
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We succeeded imaging the Orion “Integrity” spacecraft, part of the ARTEMIS II mission, with the first astronauts flying to the Moon after more than 53 years. After several days of bad weather, we were...
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We share here a detailed image of the famous “Crab Nebula” (Messier 1), likely the most famous supernova remnant in our Milky Way. We also show how it expanded in almost 20 years. The...
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Something epic is going to happen soon: for the first time since 1972, man is ready to leave planet Earth again, for a journey around the Moon. Artemis II is hopefully launching on 1...
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We observed supernova SN 2026acd in the elliptical galaxy NGC 4168 and here we share our image. The image above comes from the average of 5, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the “Elena”...
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We imaged the famous “Cone Nebula” and the adjacent “Christmas Tree” open star cluster. The image above comes from the average of 27, 30-second exposures, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount ME+C3Pro61000EC robotic unit available as...
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Next 27 June 2026, the large Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 will have a close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 2.6 millions of km from the Earth, about 6.7 lunar...
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We present our stunning image of the iconic globular cluster Messier 13 (aka NGC 6202). The image above comes from the average of 26, 120-second exposures, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″ +...
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