Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2022
SOLAR ECLIPSES No Total or Annular eclipses in 2022, just two partial : 2022 Apr 30 – visible from South America 2022 Oct 25 –… Read More »Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2022
Events
Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
In these days this comet is getting brighter and brighter so it’s definitely an interesting target. Actually not very comfortable to be observed here in… Read More »Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard)
TSE and ASE occurred at Canary Islands from 1300 CE to 2100 CE.
First European expeditions reached the Canary Island around the end of 1200 (from Genoa, Maiorca, Portugal) so I decided to start from 1300 CE, given… Read More »TSE and ASE occurred at Canary Islands from 1300 CE to 2100 CE.
Jupiter and Saturn close to Opposition
Time for some imaging about the two most striking planets in the solar system, in the period close to their opposition to the Sun. EDIT:… Read More »Jupiter and Saturn close to Opposition
HST is back!
Wow, HST is operational again. Here the latest news.
Happy Birthday to the TNG Telescope
Happy Birthday to the TNG (Telescopio Nazionale Galileo), the biggest Italian optical / infrared telescope located at the Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La… Read More »Happy Birthday to the TNG Telescope
Willmann-Bell out of business
OMG, The Willmann-Bell Publishers and Booksellers has gone out of business. It was the historical publisher of Jean Meeus’ books. So sad. 🙁 https://www.willbell.com
Guillaume Le Gentil, the unluckiest astronomer in History
Unbelievable. Read here.
Uruk_One is on Astronomy Linux 21.04
Current version of Uruk_One (0.9.9.374R) is now available on Astronomy Linux 21.04 as pre-installed application. There’s a lot of interesting astronomy software inside the distro,… Read More »Uruk_One is on Astronomy Linux 21.04
FTP access at Lowell Observatory discontinued.
FTP access at Lowell Observatory has been discontinued, therefore the file “astorb.dat” can’t be retrieved anymore by Uruk_One. In few days a new version of… Read More »FTP access at Lowell Observatory discontinued.
