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Visible from the end of September. It presents different characteristics that make it a planet … fascinating! Venus, the “planet of love” will return to peep out from the glare of the Sun from September 20th. In fact, we will be able to observe the “vespers star” and the morning starting from the last decade […]
With its apparent magnitude of +7.82, the planet Neptune will remain invisible to the naked eye during the opposition. The eighth planet of the Solar System, will find itself in opposition to the Sun on September 10th. Because of its high distance, only one probe in 1989 managed to reach it … Neptune: from the […]
At the end of October Luca Parmitano will take over the International Space Station “Looking at the horizon, chasing that, wondering what’s hiding and beyond, try to touch it with your hand. The Earth is a moving blue beauty. Now every time I look at the starry sky, or the sea, I think back to […]
The curtain on the autumn skies is about to open. The Aurigids inaugurate the month of September 2019, while at the end of the month we await an interesting planetary conjunction with our natural satellite… Constellations The constellations and asterisms typical of the autumn months begin to make their way in the September sky. Among […]
Perhaps the furthest supermassive black hole ever observed. The supermassive black hole (“quasar”) is the first case of a cloaked black hole discovered to be so far away. An international team “It is extraordinarily difficult to find quasars in this cloaked phase because much of their radiation is absorbed and we cannot detect it with […]
How to use the telescope is one of the fundamental aspects for those who want to approach the amateur observation of the cosmos, or for those who are already passionate about the observation of celestial bodies. Have you also decided to buy a telescope, or do you want advice on how to organize your observing […]
It has been almost a year since the first discovery of an exoplanet by the TESS satellite. To date, the mission has at least 270 “TOI” (TESS Objects of Interest) included in the assets, mostly comprising exoplanets. Three new small exoplanets discovered by the TESS mission (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite). To announce it a team […]
The most beautiful “hen tail” in the Universe It’s called “hen’s tail” (from the Arabic Dhanab to the Dajajah). Its appearance, however, resembles little that of the ruffled tail of the biped of our flowerbeds… It is Deneb, the alpha star of the Swan constellation. We reveal some curiosities about one of the stars of […]
5 reasons (more) to visit Africa Thanks to the dense landscapes of uncontaminated nature, the African continent certainly offers unforgettable astrotourism experiences. Under the clear skies of some nations including Namibia, South Africa and Botswana, you can therefore take advantage of services dedicated to astrophotography and astrotourism. In order to enjoy stargazing and observe the […]
Falling stars, visible planets, constellations… This and more on the August 2019 summer nights While waiting for the famous “Tears of San Lorenzo” to express our desires, there are many opportunities to admire the starry sky. Whether with the naked eye, or with telescopes or binoculars. From the junctions to the objects of the deep […]