Tag Archives: 2012

August 22 is Earth Overshoot Day – Pianeta Terra, 22 agosto 2012: risorse annuali esaurite in 8 mesi

“Blue Marble” – Credit: NASA August 22 is Earth Overshoot Day – In 8 Months, Humanity Exhausted Earth’s Budget for the Year. Today, August 22, is Earth Overshoot Day, marking the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the … Continue reading

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Full moon, August 1, 2012 – La prima Luna piena di agosto

The first of two August 2012 full moons appears tonight. The second full moon (blue moon) arrives on August 31. La prima delle due Lune piene di questo agosto 2012, brilla nel cielo di questa notte. La prossima, cosiddetta “Luna … Continue reading

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Delta Aquarid Meteor Shower Peaks This Weekend – Pioggia di stelle cadenti il 28-29 luglio: arrivano le Delta Aquaridi

The annual Delta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but skywatchers shouldn’t get their hopes up for a dazzling show, experts say. The Delta Aquarids should peak overnight from Saturday to Sunday (July 28 and 29) — bad timing, since … Continue reading

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The Moon and “friends” this morning – La Luna questa mattina in compagnia di “amici”

Woke up this morning just in time to see Moon, Jupiter and Aldebaran. This is my best pic of the Moon. Sveglia presto questa mattina, giusto in tempo per vedere brillare nel cielo, la Luna, Giove e la luminosissima Aldebaran. … Continue reading

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Tonight on the eve of July 4th, we’ll have a Full Moon! E’ l’ora della Luna piena!

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5-6 June 2012: The #VenusTransit live streaming – 5/6 Giugno 2012: il transito di Venere in diretta web

Local transit times #VenusTransit Calcola l’orario dalla tua postazione per assistere al transito di Venere. http://transitofvenus.nl/wp/where-when/local-transit-times/

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A unique celestial event – June 5, 2012: Transit of Venus – Evento unico nella nostra vita – 5 Giugno 2012: il transito di Venere

On June 5, 2012, a unique celestial event will take place, never to be repeated in our lifetimes. The planet Venus will align itself perfectly between the Earth and the Sun. This rare alignment will allow Venus to be visible … Continue reading

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Conjunction: Mercury, Jupiter and the Pleiades – Congiunzione: Mercurio, Giove e le Pleiadi

NOON CONJUNCTION: Mercury, Jupiter and the Pleiades are converging for a beautiful three-way conjunction. Unfortunately, it’s happening in broad daylight. The two planets and the star cluster are only a few degrees from the sun. The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory … Continue reading

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Annular Solar Eclipse live from Mt. Fuji – In diretta le fasi dell’eclissi anulare solare del 20 Maggio 2012

Image Credit: Tom Wagner – SpaceWeather.com

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Transit of Venus – Sun-Earth Day 2012 – Aloha Venere! Il transito di Venere: Evento NASA dalle Hawaii

This year’s grand celebration is on June 5, 2012, the Transit of Venus! We have teamed up with NASA Edge to bring you an exciting web cast from atop the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The Transit of Venus is … Continue reading

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‘Supermoon’ Alert: Biggest Full Moon of 2012 Occurs This Week – In arrivo la Luna piena più grande del 2012

‘Supermoon’ Alert: Biggest Full Moon of 2012 Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive this weekend. The moon will officially become full Saturday (May 5) at 11:35 p.m. EDT. And because this month’s … Continue reading

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