The municipalities of Fonte Nuova and Fiano Romano with 32.491 and 16.027 eligible voters respectively There are 81 thousand voters in nine municipalities of Lazio for the 2025 administrative elections scheduled for Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May for municipalities with over 15 thousand inhabitants is scheduled for Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June There are six small municipalities called to the polls: Sant'Angelo Romano (4.945 voters) in the province of Rome; Contigliano (3.689 voters) and Pescorocchiano (1.928 eligible voters) in the province of Rieti; Itri in the province of Latina with 10.371 Among the cities that do not have a runoff and will therefore elect their mayor in the first round the smallest municipality is Ponzano Romano It's a different story for the big cities where they go back to the polls in June if none of the candidates gets 50 percent plus one of the preferences In total there are 10 candidates for mayor: two for Fonte Nuova In Fonte Nuova the center-right and center-left are competing for the tricolor sash On one side the sports entrepreneur Umberto Falcioni On the other side the art curator Giorgio Bertozzi former deputy mayor of Fonte Nuova with the administration of the outgoing Piero Presutti founder of the cultural association Neo art gallery and former city councilor is supported by the coalition composed of the Democratic Party the 5 Star Movement and the Green and Left Alliance elected in 2021 and fallen in 2024 due to a vote of no confidence by the city council is running again supported by the center-left civic lists Fiano 2030 and Siamo Fiano already mayor for two terms (2011 and 2016) who is running again - after a one-round stop - supported by the Democratic Party and four civic lists Democracy and participation The center-right instead is unitedly focusing on the agricultural entrepreneur Riccardo Milozzi in the field with the symbols of Brothers of Italy and the League in Ceccano there are five candidates running for the office of mayor is supported by four civic lists: Noi con Ceccano L'altro centrodestra and Marco Corsi per Giovannone sindaco Ceccano riparte he will have to deal with the entrepreneur Ugo Di Pofi supported by Fratelli d'Italia and a civic list Sempre con Ceccano the Democratic Party is fielding the pharmacist Andrea Querqui she is supported by three civic lists: Ceccano al centro is running supported by Rifondazione Comunista and supported by the civic lists Ceccano for public water and Ceccano on the left Read also other news on Nova News Click here and receive updates on WhatsApp Follow us on the social channels of Nova News on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram 24 October 2024) – At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy) the Italian State Police (Polizia di Stato) have carried out several house searches arrests and seizures in the Lazio and Campania regions in a probe into an alleged criminal association suspected of corruption for the award of projects funded by the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) for Italy.  of the municipality of Ceccano are suspected of involvement in a criminal organisation operating a sophisticated corruption scheme revealed that multiple individuals and companies were awarded public contracts valued at a total of €5 million and financed by the RRF were earthquake-proofing works at the elementary school of Ceccano public infrastructure safety improvements in the city and a project on migrant reception and accommodation services within the city.    It is alleged that a part of the bribe paid by the project beneficiaries was directly transferred to the members of the association and another part was transferred to shell companies managed by the suspects The Italian State Police (Polizia di Stato) executed precautionary measures against 13 suspects These measures included the house arrest of ten suspects and three suspects were subjected to restrictive measures prohibiting them from engaging in business activities or holding managerial positions for one year.  The judge for preliminary investigations at the Court of Frosinone had issued a freezing order of €500 000 which the Italian State Police (Polizia di Stato) is currently executing All persons concerned are presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in the competent Italian courts of law The EPPO is the independent public prosecution office of the European Union prosecuting and bringing to judgment crimes against the financial interests of the EU Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations The network allegedly orchestrated the illegal award of public contracts worth €5 million either observed and verified directly by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Ten people have been placed under house arrest and three were banned from bidding for public contracts due to the investigation known as "The Good Lobby" led by the European Public Prosecutor's Office in Rome This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. 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John Pius BruniBirth date: Jan 22 Visitation & Funeral Information","description":"Honoring the memory of John Pius Bruni with their obituary visitation and funeral information.","articleSection":"Obituaries","articleBody":"John Pius Bruni was born in Allentown He was the son of Victor Domenic Bruni and Pia Maciocia John entered the Catholic seminary in 1947 at the Sacred Heart Seminary in Shelby He remained in the priesthood until the early 1970s He married Eileen Bree.\n\nJohn earned numerous Masters’ Degrees during his lifetime These included: a Master of Arts Degree from Northwestern University in 1960; a Master of Science in Speech Communication and Drama from North Texas State University in 1974; and a Master of Arts in Urban Affairs from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1980.\n\nDuring the late 1960s John returned to Italy to care for his aging father A fellow priest who knew both John and Eileen separately there’s an American girl In Rome – look her up and give her a good meal.” John met up with Eileen and they walked around Lake Albano.\n\nThey kept in touch for 6-7 years Eventually John left the priesthood in late 1970 and relocated to New Jersey; around the same time Eileen left the Sisters Community and got a job in New Jersey Eileen and John reunited and married in 1972 John was offered a job in Texas where he and Eileen lived their 48 years together 2020.\n\nJohn and Eileen spent their married life in the Dallas area John worked in social services and education during his career He served on the North Central Texas Council of Governments in Arlington He then served as the Director of the Area Agency on Aging up until his retirement.\n\nEileen served as the Director of ARC (Association for the physically and mentally challenged) until her retirement.\n\nJohn was a lifelong student of theology He kept up to date with leading theologians including Professor Charles Curran at Catholic University and SMU He and Eileen attended his lectures at SMU He continually practiced his faith in many ways throughout his long life.\n\nJohn is survived by his nephew John Bontempi who resides in New Jersey with his family – his wife Moira John and Eileen were also godparents to Lauren Ketchum and played a treasured role in her life Both John and Eileen will be dearly missed by all those who loved and cherished them.\n\nFuneral services to be held at Restland Cemetery in the Wildwood Chapel on Thursday Interment immediately following at the Court of Gabriel in Restland.","keywords":"John Pius Bruni Biography","dateCreated":"2024-05-02T19:39:06.177Z","datePublished":"2024-05-02T19:39:06.177Z","dateModified":"2024-05-05T17:10:47.96Z","genre":"Obituary Biography","author":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Restland Funeral Home Cemetery and Crematory","url":"https://www.restlandfuneralhome.com/"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://www.restlandfuneralhome.com/obituaries/john-bruni-2/obituary","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Restland Funeral Home Cemetery and Crematory","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://cdn.f1connect.net/cdn/14362D-Zjk/layout/images/logo.63873319164.png"}},"creator":"Restland Funeral Home John earned numerous Masters’ Degrees during his lifetime These included: a Master of Arts Degree from Northwestern University in 1960; a Master of Science in Speech Communication and Drama from North Texas State University in 1974; and a Master of Arts in Urban Affairs from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1980 there’s an American girl In Rome – look her up and give her a good meal.” John met up with Eileen and they walked around Lake Albano John and Eileen spent their married life in the Dallas area He then served as the Director of the Area Agency on Aging up until his retirement Eileen served as the Director of ARC (Association for the physically and mentally challenged) until her retirement He continually practiced his faith in many ways throughout his long life Both John and Eileen will be dearly missed by all those who loved and cherished them Funeral services to be held at Restland Cemetery in the Wildwood Chapel on Thursday Interment immediately following at the Court of Gabriel in Restland Share a story where John's kindness touched your heart Describe a day with John you’ll never forget Photo/VideoCemetery DetailsRestland - Court of Gabriel9220 Restland Rd, Dallas TX 75243 Listen to the airplane; it has a story to tell That was the advice of veteran pilot Riccardo De Nardis and me over the ancestral homeland of Mary’s parents in the province of Frosinone in west central Italy The trek from our pilot’s Sabaudia Flying Club was over the lush Pontine Marshes and Circeo National Park We reveled as the striking late November colors enhanced the region’s abundant rolling forests of greens We were grateful for the bright blue skies and mostly calm conditions after days of rain and gusting winds that meant closed runways We trusted De Nardis and his decades of aviation expertise It was enriching to renew friendships from 2019 We also renewed acquaintances with his 1977 Cessna which De Nardis named La Iena (the hyena) it was dusty and smelled like the animal that lives in the African savannah of his home country of Zambia. La Iena needed major cleaning to be operational We maintained faith in De Nardis when an unexpected wind gust gave the airplane a sharp jolt with a seemingly several-foot But we wondered what La Iena was trying to tell us De Nardis instantly adjusted his flight path—no problem I was glad I’d packed extra pants in our car As with our flight with De Nardis over a nearby area three years prior we enjoyed the view from about 2,000 feet and its different perspective from ground level Ground level can be challenging in Ceccano and especially in Castro dei Volsci where the upper part of the town is planted on a hilltop that rises about 1,500 feet from the Sacco River valley It is easy to take top-notch photos with the verdant forests and rolling hills But the Cessna couldn’t tell us much of Castro’s steep winding roads and walkways that make for challenging living and sightseeing Mary and I joke that mountain goats wear oxygen tanks and hiking boots Mary and I were thrilled to be among many of her paternal Micheli cousins Mary was ecstatic during our numerous dinners and evenings with family Family surname Micheli was changed by Ellis Island officials to Michael when her grandfather Her grandfather was one of 10 children; many Micheli offspring reside in Ceccano Destination cooking villa Casa Gregorio was our home in Castro for three weeks During prior visits in 2013 and 2019 we befriended its developer and owner Gregory Aulensi a Michigan native with dual citizenships in the United States and Italy Aulensi discovered an abandoned seventeenth-century 12,000-square-foot structure during a 2006 visit sank lots of time and money in state-of-the-art restorations He acquired additional neighborhood properties in 2015 and expanded cooking experience options in 2016 Castro government and tourism officials in mid-November presented Aulensi with an Award of Excellence for his leading role in attracting tourists from around the world Casa Gregorio has hosted thousands in luxurious style during its nine-month annual tourist season over the years Aulensi also provides many jobs to local residents not only at Casa Gregorio but through nearby businesses such as La Ferriera winery; Vincenzo Di Folco olive grove; a butcher shop; and a bakery that guests visit during their week of cooking Patrons get an up-close view of daily life in the region along with cooking and baking experiences Rinaldo Gaspari, president of AOPA Italy “Currently we're very busy against the restrictions that ENAC (the national FAA) would like to implement to limit the use of private airstrips that are more than 230,” Gaspari said Another important intervention by AOPA Italy with the newly elected national government is to eliminate the luxury tax of 1.25 euros per kilogram of aircraft weight to the government and a tax of 100 euros for passengers on all air taxi flights within 1,500 kilometers An Italian-American Thanksgiving feast was a highlight of our stay Per the Casa Gregorio tradition that no guest ever goes hungry Aulensi and his crew prepared acres of turkey Mary chipped in with homemade pies of pumpkin and apple A brisk post-dinner walk up and down and up and down the countless steps of Castro made room for more food The Casa Gregorio tradition of ample cuisine lives on Located between Naples and Rome and their major airports and train depots, Casa Gregorio is conveniently accessed with a train stop in Castro. Driving from the Sabaudia Flying Club is about 50 minutes. The Aero Club Della Ciociaria in Frosinone is about a half-hour drive Sabaudia also hosts several outstanding restaurants a Castro friend who drove us to the flying club Di Sere’s outdoor patio with sumptuous cuisine and cold beer was a relaxing postscript to an adventurous day in the air 800.872.2672 AOPA is so passionate about supporting flight schools that we're offering you free countertop displays filled with our annual special issue This beginning pilots' resource guide explains what you can expect from your introductory flight through initial training—and how to turn your dream of flying into reality Get instant access to Flight Training's special issue titled You Can Fly: Your Path to Become a Pilot This beginning pilots' resource guide explains what you can expect from your introductory flight through initial training— and how to turn your dream of flying into reality Please review AOPA’s privacy policy to learn more about how your information is used NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured this photo of the December 2017 supermoon rising over a construction site in Washington The Virtual Telescope Project has canceled its Strawberry supermoon webcast of June 14 due to cloudy weather The full moon of June will shine bright today You'll be able to see the Full Strawberry Moon in a live webcast for free.  You can watch the livestream in the video feed above.  Related: Supermoon secrets: 7 surprising big moon facts but it won't look much different to the casual observer June's Full Strawberry Supermoon will occur on Tuesday at 7:51 a.m. EDT (1151 GMT), but the moon will appear full to observers in the day before and after the actual event So feel free to watch the moon shine from June 13-15 It gets its "strawberry" name from the short strawberry harvesting season it coincides with The full moon of June will be the lowest full moon of 2022 with the moon rising just 23.3 degrees above the southern horizon early on June 15  for observers in Washington That's because its coming ahead of the summer solstice on June 21.  so a full moon near the summer solstice will be low in the sky." Editor's Note: If you snap an amazing moon photo and would like to share it with Space.com's readers, send your photo(s), comments, and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. you'll have to use all your Jedi powers to grab this Lego set — Jango Fett's Starship WILL sell out fast These ARE the Lego Star Wars deals you're looking for This iconic 'Star Wars' Rebel pilot helmet from the Battle of Hoth could fetch $400K at auction Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging from astronomy and mental health Aristos joined Newsweek in 2018 from IBTimes UK and had previously worked at The World Weekly He is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and City University You can get in touch with Aristos by emailing a.georgiou@newsweek.com. Languages: English either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will soon make its closest approach to Earth before heading out of the solar system altogether—perhaps never to return Here's how you can watch the cosmic snowball zoom past our planet from the comfort of your own home C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was first spotted by the Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF)—an astronomical survey conducted by the Palomar Observatory near San Diego in California—on March 2 and is located around 31 million miles away from Earth "This is certainly a once-in-a lifetime chance to see this object," Chris Pattison a senior research associate with the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth in the U.K. "Any object this rare is interesting to see It's relatively rare for comets this bright to pass this close to Earth and it's even more interesting when they are a nice color." Comets are astronomical objects made up of frozen gases Sometimes referred to as "cosmic snowballs," these objects are blasted with increasing amounts of radiation as they approach our star This process forms a glowing atmosphere around the comet's nucleus, known as a coma—which, in the case of C/2022 E3 (ZTF) appears green—and two vast tails of gas and dust the comet reached its closest point to the sun—referred to as perihelion—and it is set to make a close approach to Earth on February 1 when it will come within roughly 26 million miles of us Around the time that the comet reaches its minimum distance from our planet—when it is predicted to be at its brightest—the Virtual Telescope Project (VTP) will be providing a live stream so you can watch the object as it flies by The VTP is a service provided by the Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory in Ceccano that operates and provides access to robotic The live feed is scheduled to begin 11 p.m In collaboration with Telescope Live—a project that also operates remote telescopes and provides online services for astronomical photography—the VTP will capture images of the comet and share them with viewers in real-time The best estimates of this comet's orbit around the sun indicate that it may never return to the solar system it will not pass again for a very long time The object's observed magnitude is just below +6 which means it is theoretically already visible to the naked eye under ideal conditions meaning very dark skies with low light pollution the comet will be difficult to spot unaided There have already been reports of the comet being observed with the naked eye from dark sky locations—although it is visible only as a small, diffuse smudge. Most people will need binoculars or a telescope to find it if you are not a relatively experienced stargazer Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all An illustration of the orbits of asteroid 2023 BU and Earth showing the asteroid at perigee on Jan The asteroid will pass between Earth and satellites in geostationary orbit 27: Astronomer Gianluca Masi captured the footage above of the close pass of asteroid 2023 BU as it passed overhead on Thursday (Jan A newly discovered asteroid will come very close to Earth this week.  For comparison, most geostationary satellites orbit at an attitude of around 22,200 miles (35,800 km).  EST (2245 GMT) after a short delay due to clouds at the project's Ceccano Related: Asteroids: Fun facts and information about these space rocks The asteroid is currently in the Ursa Major constellation asteroid 2023 BU is fairly dim at magnitude 19.15 but it might be visible through a powerful telescope operated by a seasoned skywatcher.  Asteroid 2023 BU is known as an Apollo-type asteroid, which means its orbit crosses that of Earth but spends most of its time well outside the path of our planet, according to the Center for Near Earth Object Studies which is based at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California 2023 BU orbits the sun every 425 days and will not pass close to our planet again until Dec Editor's Note: If you manage to catch a photo of asteroid 2023 BU and would like to share it with Space.com’s readers and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com Space.comBrett is curious about emerging aerospace technologies military space developments and uncrewed aircraft systems Brett's work has appeared on Scientific American Brett has English degrees from Clemson University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Brett enjoys skywatching throughout the dark skies of the Appalachian mountains What would it be like living on Tatooine from 'Star Wars' This exoplanet orbiting twin suns could tell us a mountain-sized object hurtling through space at 93,000 kilometers per hour astronomers say — but it will come closer to it than any other celestial projectile in the past 125 years And it will put on a live show you can watch on the internet or even with a decent telescope 2011 UL21 makes an official close pass of Earth once every three years That’s when it orbits within 1.3 astronomical units of the Sun — the criteria for a “near-Earth” asteroid Near-earth asteroids zip past Earth at a cozy distance of 45,000,000 kilometers or closer 2011 UL21 will buzz the tower on June 28-29 at about 6.6 million km. It’s the closest approach the asteroid has made in over a century, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory It’s a moot point because there’s zero chance a collision will occur, the European Space Agency (ESA) reassured but 2011 UL21 would wreak mass destruction if it hit Earth Spacereference.org estimates 2011 UL21’s size to be 1.7-3.9 kilometers in diameter — about five times smaller than the space rock that killed the dinosaurs it’s bigger than 99% of all known near-Earth asteroids If an asteroid were the size of a 20-story building, it would be just 3% as big as 2011 UL21. Still, it would rip into Earth with a force similar to today’s biggest nuclear bombs completely destroying any major city it hit Such collision damage could spread to a continental or even planetary scale it will harmlessly delight stargazers by making a close A livestream by the Virtual Telescope Project (VTP) will broadcast the asteroid’s hurtling progress once it starts approaching this Thursday The feed will come from the Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory in Ceccano Armchair astronomers in the northern hemisphere with decent telescopes may be able to catch a glimpse of it during its brightest period, from June 28-29, according to LiveScience its arrival will coincide with another massive near-Earth object that will pass — harmlessly — much closer but wasn’t discovered until just days ago 2024 MK will cruise past Earth at about 290 km “There is no risk of 2024 MK impacting Earth,” the ESA said an asteroid this size would cause considerable damage if it did so its discovery just one week before it flies past our planet highlights the ongoing need to improve our ability to detect and monitor potentially hazardous near-Earth objects.” Coincidentally, the close-quarters celestial action all leads up to Asteroid Day on June 30. The UN-endorsed event commemorates the largest observed asteroid strike on record: the 1908 Tunguska Event in which an airburst decimated a largely desolate Siberian region If it seems like the Earth is a sitting duck in the shooting gallery of space, well, so is everything else in space. But astronomers now think there’s very little chance an asteroid similar to 2011 UL21 will hit Earth for the next 1,000 years Then again, close calls are likely. Keep your eyes on the sky in 2029. That’s when Aphophis, an asteroid named after the Egyptian god of chaos, will visit next. It’s as big as the Empire State Building — and it will thread the needle between us and our orbiting satcom satellites Sam Anderson spent his 20s as an adventure rock climber and Thailand to scope out prime stone and great stories Life on the road gradually transformed into a seat behind the keyboard where he acted as a founding writer of the AllGear Digital Newsroom and earned 1,500+ bylines in four years on topics from pro rock climbing to slingshots and scientific breakthroughs Sign up to receive ExplorersWeb content direct to your inbox once a week Three different views of the Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 as seen by astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Bellatrix Observatory and Virtual Telescope Project in Ceccano The new meteor shower could amaze or fizzle out completely A brand-new meteor shower could light up tonight's Memorial Day holiday sky on Monday and Tuesday (May 30-31) or it may be a big bust you'll be able to watch it live online.  One NASA scientist called it an "all or nothing event." The potential for the meteor shower comes from the disintegrating nature of Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3. The comet was first discovered in 1930 and orbits the sun once every 5.4 years coming within 5.7 million miles (9.2 million kilometers) of the sun each time.  gassy debris from Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 will spawn an impressive meteor shower Bill Cooke, a NASA astronomer who tracks meteor showers at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville has said it all depends on the speed of the material from the comet.  then nothing will make it to Earth and there will be no meteors from this comet." It was Cooke who said the tau Herculid meteor shower would be "all or nothing" in the same statement Related: Meteor shower guide 2022: Dates and viewing advice  To see any meteors from the tau Herculid meteor shower observers should try to get away from city lights as any "shooting stars" will likely be faint due to their slow speed because the tau Herculid radiant will be high in the night sky at the forecast peak time." Editor's Note: If you snap an amazing photo of the tau Herculids meteor shower and would like to share it with Space.com's readers comments and your name and location to spacephotos@space.com 10 must-have 'Star Wars' books and novels coming soon to your galaxy This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page This NASA graphic shows the path of asteroid 2020 JA a newfound bus-sized space rock that will fly safely by Earth at a distance of 148,000 miles on May 3 Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi captured this image of the newfound asteroid 2020 JA from Ceccano The asteroid fly within 148,000 miles of Earth on May 3 Asteroid 2020 JA will pass at a range halfway to the moon A newly discovered asteroid about the size of a bus will zip safely by Earth today (May 3) passing at a distance just over halfway to the moon.  The asteroid 2020 JA will fly by Earth at a range of about 148,000 miles (238,000 kilometers) when it passes today That's about 0.62 times the distance between the Earth and the moon Related: Potentially dangerous asteroids (images) Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project in Ceccano Italy captured an image of 2020 JA with a telescope the asteroid appears as a tiny point of light in a star field Scientists with NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office regularly track near-Earth objects like comets and asteroids to search for potential impact threats to our planet astronomers have found 22,776 near-Earth objects more than 95% of them discovered through NASA-funded surveys New asteroids like 2020 H7 and  2020 JA are being discovered all the time at a rate of 30 each day or 45% off the standard price for the first three months James Webb Space Telescope captures thousands of galaxies in a cosmic 'feast' (image) Astronomers gaze into 'dark nebula' 60 times the size of the solar system (video) Hubble spies a skewed spiral galaxy | Space photo of the day for May 5 C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) on  April 26 2024 as seen through an 8-inch reflector f/4 telescope An illustration of the solar system showing the position of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as of May 21 Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–ATLAS) observed in the constellation of Virgo as of May 11 An illustration of the night sky on May 21 2024 showing the position of comet C/2023 A3 (Tsunchinshan-ATLAS) in the Virgo constellation Tsuchinshan–ATLAS might become as brilliant as Venus In a year in which we have already been treated to the "Great North American Solar Eclipse" in April and one of the greatest displays of Northern Lights in the past 500 years in May what other amazing celestial attractions might 2024 have in store for us thus giving rise to the moniker "Devil's Comet."  The only problem so far as the person-on-the-street was concerned was that both comets were difficult to see unless you were located under a dark And even through good binoculars or a small telescope Related: A comet coming in 2024 could outshine the stars - if we're lucky Originally thought to be an asteroid it was later determined that this same object was photographed six weeks earlier by the Purple Mountain Observatory (Tsuchinshan) in the east of Nanjing China. It has since been determined to actually be an incoming comet the comet will pass just 44 million miles (71 million km) from Earth.  These figures suggest that the comet might brighten to second or possibly even first magnitude and could develop a notable tail that could make for an eye-catching sight in the western evening sky during mid-October 2024 Read more: How to view and photograph comets Comets originating from the Oort cloud have never passed near to the sun before and their nuclei are coated with very volatile materials that vaporize far from the sun their brightening slows or even stops completely.  Most — though admittedly not all — comets originating from the Oort cloud usually end up being duds. Typically, as these comets cross the orbit of Mars their steady brightening trend starts to falter similar to a marathon runner at the 20-mile mark; "hitting the wall" so to speak In the case of a comet having emerged from the Oort cloud a sudden decline in brightening may be signaling that it ultimately will end up underperforming.  Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS will not get to that point in its orbit until late July. If it then continues to steadily brighten beyond that time then there's a good chance it will evolve into an eye-catching sight all bets for a good show are off. Until then we here in the Northern Hemisphere will not be able to check on the status of Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS during this summer because it will be situated much too far south to be accessible with telescopes will be able to track it in the morning sky before sunrise.  We'll need to rely on reports from these parts of the globe to tell us whether the comet is on track to possibly becoming a bright object.  Another thing that could work in our favor is that the geometry of the comet relative to the sun and Earth places it almost in-between the sun and Earth around Oct creating a phenomenon known as "forward scattering of sunlight." If the comet is particularly dusty dust particles ejected from the comet nucleus would preferentially scatter sunlight in a forward direction and could cause a dramatic upsurge in the comet's brightness.  The other comet was Comet McNaught also known as the Great Comet of 2007 and given the designation C/2006 P1 and was the brightest comet in over 40 years; easily visible to the naked eye for observers in the Southern Hemisphere in January and February 2007 this comet appeared at least twice as bright as Venus and was visible worldwide in broad daylight next to the sun This extreme brightness was also attributable to forward-scattering.  Some calculations suggest that Tsuchinshan–ATLAS might become as brilliant as Venus around Oct 2024 — although in the sky — like the comets of 1927 and 2007 — it will also be very near to the position of the sun Tsuchinshan–ATLAS should sweep rapidly northward and become well-placed for viewing in the western sky by mid-October Although it will now be fading as it recedes from both the sun and Earth it hopefully will be bright enough to be well-seen with the naked-eye perhaps accompanied by a notable tail as well.  as well as a veteran meteorologist and eclipse chaser who also serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium He writes about astronomy for Natural History magazine Sky & Telescope and other publications Joe is an 8-time Emmy-nominated meteorologist who served the Putnam Valley region of New York for over 21 years You can find him on Twitter and YouTube tracking lunar and solar eclipses What to expect from the newfound Comet Swan: An observer's guide Newly discovered Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) captured in stunning photo blazing across UK skies Astrophysicist Gianluca Masi ran a livestream from the Virtual Telescope Project during the eclipse incorporating footage from spots in North and Central America from the project's location in Ceccano While the eclipse took place over several hours the supercut compresses the project's footage to less than a couple of minutes That's enough time to see the moon go into shadow In a description of the eclipse written on the Virtual Telescope website before the event Masi said the aim was to share with viewers "the stunning beauty of such a unique event." The eclipse took place during a supermoon — when the moon is at the closest point of its orbit around Earth It made the eclipse "even more fascinating," he wrote A blood moon takes place when the moon passes fully into the deepest part of the Earth's shadow during a lunar eclipse the moon only receives red light filtered through the edges of Earth's atmosphere There are other kinds of possible lunar eclipses such as a partial eclipse (which happens when the moon goes partially into the deep shadow) and a penumbral eclipse (when the moon passes into the lighter part of Earth's shadow Although there are no total lunar eclipses worldwide until 2021, and none in North America in 2022, there will be a variety of partial and penumbral lunar eclipses to enjoy. You can get more details on how lunar eclipses work at this Space.com article.  Elizabeth HowellFormer Staff Writer Spaceflight (July 2022-November 2024)Elizabeth Howell (she/her) was a staff writer in the spaceflight channel between 2022 and 2024 specializing in Canadian space news She was contributing writer for Space.com for 10 years from 2012 to 2024 Elizabeth's reporting includes multiple exclusives with the White House leading world coverage about a lost-and-found space tomato on the International Space Station witnessing five human spaceflight launches on two continents and participating in a simulated Mars mission 2022) is co-written with astronaut Dave Williams.  All of us old enough to remember 9/11 will never forget that cataclysmic day life will forever be intertwined both mentally and often physically with the horrors of that day where he eventually launched a design/build firm with projects that landed him near the Twin Towers during the attack it was difficult to see around you because of the confusion I was placed with a group of construction workers cleaning rubble near the North Tower.” I was moved to the overpass that crossed from one side of the road to the other There we found a large concentration of the dead and the smell of decaying bodies was strong thick smoke was present and I was given a white painter’s mask to stop some of the toxic fumes from being inhaled I was moved to the entrance to the underground parking and my fall was cushioned by some people that had fallen before me I injured my shoulder and hit my head on a beam I was pulled out late Thursday and taken to the hospital I was operated on two times and still today I go for weekly therapy then crying every time I spoke about the World Trade Center Since PTSD at the time was not a certified condition approved by the WTC commission my hospital and doctor bills were not covered Things got even tougher when I was not able to keep my construction company going and about the same time my wife and I divorced who was purchasing a home in Orlando because she wanted to move from France to Florida Susan had spent over $500,000 for my doctors and all the tests doctors insisted a Brain SPECT test and when the results came in My brain function was extremely compromised It showed that I was exposed to toxic fumes that stopped the oxygen from reaching by brain and permanently damaged the temporal lobe It affected my short term memory and my ability to fully comprehend We saw dozens of doctors and the results were the same I was being treated and given prescription drugs through a program New York state has for uninsured volunteers at the WTC Susan decided that a better way was to take me out of stressful situations and take me back to Italy where I could be happy and feed my brain with healthy foods Susan sold her café in Merritt Island and our home and we moved to Italy in August the same month I had moved to the United States 43 years earlier We lived on a mountainside facing the Gulf of Gaeta and Susan started cooking food she called brain food and started a B & B to help us financially When I can’t remember something or make a mistake she tries to get my mind off my problem by bumping into me to get my attention She came into our lives at a moment when we needed an angel we saw that I needed doctor’s care a lot more often and in Italy and I could not get the level of care that I was used to Some appointments would take six months to get so again we left everything behind and bought a home in Brevard I have a lung condition discovered this year They cannot certify that it was directly related to 9/11 All the doctors showed that dementia is directly related to my work during 9/11 Someone decided which sickness was directly related to 9/11 if enough people get with the same sickness then it gets certified for coverage Many people have died because they were not treated and the same thing is happening to me today and here I am still fighting for help and fighting health issues not just because it brings back bad memories that have never left but also because the injuries are slowly erasing the rest of my past and present Everyone makes fun of these books – and film versions like Inferno Yet the author of the Da Vinci Code is still hugely popular film critics compete for the most withering remark about either Brown or the film-makers who prop up his work the critics and the skeptics have never managed to get any traction against what is now a cultural juggernaut and other dumb-but-fun global publishing hits and Angels & Demons – before deciding to move permanently into the world of letters As a writer, Brown takes himself very seriously. Here is the sort of thing he says in interviews, this one with the Independent on the eve of Inferno’s publication: “Although I studied Dante’s Inferno as a student it wasn’t until recently that I came to appreciate the enduring influence of Dante’s work on the modern world I am excited to take readers on a journey deep into this mysterious realm … a landscape of codes several years and several clunkier books to get Brown the bad reputation he now enjoys among cultural commentators Or albino monks that attack people in famous art galleries and they love to do that in the context of a murder which involves a pentacle carved in blood on an art curator’s chest Brown’s claim to be an authority here has a bit of tarnished. He has been accused of plagiarizing the book at least twice though in both cases the writers claiming copying had their claims dismissed from court There is also a considerable body of literature that challenges Brown’s factuality for even as his book has positioned itself as fiction it takes considerable authority from its promise of facts Much of the criticism comes from Christian writers and historians They chiefly object to the conclusion of the Da Vinci Code the thing Langdon finds out after winding his way through counter-intuitive readings of great works of art It’s been in the cultural air for a decade so I think it no longer counts as a spoiler: Langdon claims to discover that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross “Dan Brown’s story needs a married Jesus to establish a deeper more sinister point that he is trying to make with his audience,” railed a writer in the conservative American Spectator in 2006 (Regrettably this lectern-thumping article does not seem to be available online.) “.. traditional Christianity is oppressive toward women.” One might see this as less a sinister point than self-evident truth It was obviously their anxiety about that particular claim that provoked so much of the nervous conservative reaction Still, even less ideologically minded people have pointed out that much of Brown’s view of history is hogwash. For starters, the Priory of Sion, an organization integral to the plot of The Da Vinci Code because it is protecting the secret of Mary Magdalene and her daughter, likely never existed even though Brown clearly thought it did conspiratorial interpretations of the paintings he describes in the book drive art historians to drink without the hidden meanings Brown attributes to it reported that parishioners had often already heard lectures or read articles that argued against the veracity of the book’s claims “Attitudes toward these lectures and towards articles that pooh-poohed the claims of the book were generally negative,” he wrote is that The Da Vinci Code inconveniently hit the Roman Catholic church right after the devastating series of sex abuse scandals in the late 1990s People had good reason to believe the church was hiding something from them a vast conspiracy that began centuries ago about an abstract church issue – the divinity of Christ – was undoubtedly easier to contemplate than the sex abuse scandal It was easier to argue about things that happened centuries ago than the things that were happening right now however dubious his history and however ham-fisted his prose people found in those book a general cause they can believe in they’ll all still be buying tickets to a long long film whose action consists chiefly of Tom Hanks furrowing his brow The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 1997 was an important year for the Virtual Telescope history asteroids became one of the favorite scientific topic at the observing site now hosting our project there was not an observatory at all: all the astronomical activities were made through a 6″ newtonian reflector (on the left) measuring the position of a known minor planet Those measures were needed to prove to the Minor Planet Center that accurate astrometry could be done from Ceccano so the Minor Planet Center gave us the observatory code: 470 – Ceccano The animation above shows asteroid Joella while it moves across the stars as from the images captured that night of Sept Back to “Star Words” Tags: and website in this browser for the next time I comment – Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2002 JX8 and (4) Vesta (8 May 2025) The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 © 2006 - 2025 An idea by Gianluca Masi and Bellatrix Astronomical Observatory PSN J12185771+4718113 in M106: image (21 May 2014) Updates (22 May 2014): the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) issued CBET 3877 (subscription required) were this object is officially designed SN 2014bc The mentioned CBET reports our observations: ” Additional unfiltered CCD magnitudes for 2014bc: […] May 21.888 Schmeer; remotely with a 43-cm telescope near Ceccano obtained on May 21.90 with a 35.6-cm telescope at Ceccano with a grating having 100 lines/mm and dispersion 3.45 nm/pixel suggesting a type-II supernova; image posted at website URL https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/?p=8059).“ On 21 May 2014 a supernova candidate in Messier 106 discovered by the PanSTARRS team was reported via CBAT and ATel At Virtual Telescope we very promptly managed to do optical and spectroscopic follow-up confirming the existence of the transient and clarifying it was indeed a Type II supernova (see below) Above is a single 300-seconds exposure, remotely taken with the PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope and shows the supernova very close to the nucleus of the hosting galaxy The scale in the image above is 0.7″/pixel Below is the spectrum remotely taken with the Celestron C14 robotic unit showing a clear emission at H-alpha wavelengths PSN J12185771+4718113 in M106: spectrum (21 May 2014) Back to “Supernovae” page Tags: that just happens: a few times I had the same experience The supermoon technically has been in the sky since Sunday But it will reach its peak around 5:22 pm IST on Tuesday It will be visible until the Moon sets late Wednesday night or Thursday morning The Moon is at its brightest and largest 🌕Watch the sky at 7:52am ET (11:52 UTC) on June 14 to gaze upon the Strawberry supermoon—when the Moon is both in its full phase and near perigee, or its closest point in orbit around Earth.Read our Moon guide: https://t.co/K0xnkQwDMc pic.twitter.com/HfbIUAgprR Just before sunrise and immediately after sunset are the best times to watch the celestial event as the Moon will appear the biggest at these times. The Virtual Telescope Project in Ceccano, Italy is hosting a livestream on Tuesday which you can watch for free