Tag: celestial objects

Celestial show of November, are the Leonids, rain of shooting stars originating from the Tempel-Tuttle comet. The meteor shower is active from the 14th of the month. It will have its maximum peak between 17 and 18 November. Appointment with the wishes and with the Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle. Also this year the Earth is going through […]

Taurids sometimes take the form of gigantic bolides in the sky As already mentioned in the article on the sky of November 2019, this year the month opens with a flourish… With the arrival of the Taurids, the “shooting stars” of autumn that, together with the Leonids at the end of November, will flash in […]

Eyes on M31, the largest galaxy in the Local Group. Probably the object of the deepest sky most photographed, admired and studied. With the fall comes the chance to admire the famous Andromeda Galaxy in the northern sky, about 2.5 million light-years away from us. It is the largest galaxy closest to the Earth. Do […]

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 […]

Spotlights and … telescopes aimed at the Summer Triangle! In the northern skies it is possible to admire, from the beginning of June until the beginning of January, the famous asterism known as the “Summer Triangle”. Main features Its isosceles triangle shape is particularly recognizable in the summer skies. Its position (almost at the zenith) […]