Cosmos Tenerife

21/01/2019

Following is an album showing some of the best shots of this morning’s first and only total lunar eclipse of the Moon this year 2019 !: Enjoy !     Copyrights to their respective ow…

19/01/2019

Dear lucky holliday makers in the Canaries Island, this very Monday morning 21st of January you will be spoiled with the first total lunar eclipse of the year 2019! However be prepared for an early…

02/01/2019

On behalf of all the Cosmos Tenerife Team, I wish you a Happy New Year 2019. Capt. Eric Recurt. All astronomical events for next year in one beautiful calendar: lunar phases, planetary conjonctions…

03/11/2018

All astronomical events for next year in one beautiful calender: lunar phases, planetary conjonctions, lunar and solar eclipses, and major historical commemorations in the history of astronomy Enjo…

31/10/2018

SATURN : Saturn shines clear above the southwest horizon at nightfall. Watch as it shifts lower in the sky each night, preparing to depart the evening sky. Small telescopes show off its rings. MARS…

30/08/2018

  Kindly by Astronomic.   Lyra – The Lyre (Harp) Myth: Lyra is the celestial harp invented by Hermes, and given to Orpheus by Apollo. It is said that when Orpheus played on his harp, usua…

23/08/2018

Introducing the « Guide to Constellations », each week will talk about a different constellation with interesting mythological facts, how to find them in our sky & more!

  By Astronomic.   Cygnus – The Swan or The Northern Cross   Myth: One story based in Greek mythology told of two close friends, Cygnus and Phaeton, who were continually competing. O…

17/08/2018

European astronaut Alexander Gerst shared incredible images of the aurora as seen from space.

11/08/2018

Courtesy, JPL, NASA & National Geographic. The Perseids is the most popular meteor shower of the year; and in 2018, they’ll be the best shooting star event of this year. During the Persei…

10/08/2018

Courtesy, JPL, NASA. The Perseids is the most popular meteor shower of the year; and in 2018, they’ll be the best shooting star event of this year. During the Perseids’ peak this week, …

01/08/2018

August will be filled with new celestial events: Mars opposition, Saturn, Jupiter and Venus. Also look up around the 13th of August 2018 for the Perseids shower and its many shooting stars. The fol…

28/07/2018

Photo by Miguel Claro.   A splendid total lunar eclipse as seen from our observing spot. .   Our vip group under the milky way as it was during the total lunar eclipse, almost as dark as …

25/07/2018

Once, the sky was full of stories. Ancient cultures filled the heavens with heroes and monsters, and spent nights telling epics and memorizing patterns in the stars. These days, the stars are a lit…

25/07/2018

This Friday's Lunar Eclipse will be a true spectacle !

Get ready for Friday's lunar eclipse, sandwiched between two solar eclipses.

22/07/2018

Last night's launch from Cape Canaveral with the Telstar 19 VANTAGE satellite. Two-shot composite, one for the landscape & stars, second for the launch.

(Photo Credit: Mike Killian Photography/AmericaSpace)

20/07/2018

You’re looking at the centre of our galactic home, the Milky Way, as imaged by 64 radio telescopes in the South African wilderness. Scientists released this image today to inaugurate the completed MeerKAT radio telescope. But these scopes form part of an even more ambitious project: The Square Kil...

20/07/2018

The mysterious surface of Saturn's huge moon Titan comes into gloriously sharp focus in newly released photos captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

18/07/2018

Venus, the Moon, Jupiter, Mars and most of all Saturn! Our solar system neighbors. This august 2018 is an exceptional month, Nature is giving us a unique opportunity to look at our solar system nei…

16/07/2018

Beauty of the Namibian Skies!

16/07/2018

Planetary conjonction 2018

13/07/2018

A great opportunity for you to observe planet Mars this summer will be at the beginning of August 2018! Our Giant Telescope will be ready to show you Mars as you never did before: That is the point…