PW17 unit temporarily unavailable for maintenance
On 26 Sept. 2012, we shipped the STL-6303E CCD camera to its factory for maintenance. So the PW17 unit is temporary not available for observing. We plan to have the PW17 unit back to...
On 26 Sept. 2012, we shipped the STL-6303E CCD camera to its factory for maintenance. So the PW17 unit is temporary not available for observing. We plan to have the PW17 unit back to...
Relatively neglected despite its beauty, NGC 925 is barred spiral galaxy, located in the Triangulum constellation, at about 31 millions of light years from us. The distance is known quite well, thanks to the...
One of the most famous dark nebulae, Barnard 33 – the “Horsehead” – takes its glory from its unique shape: an horse head, of course! It was recognized on photographic plates by Williamina Fleming...
On 24 Sept. 2012 at 16:55 Universal Time, the near-Earth Asteroid 2012 RK15 will approach our planet, reaching a minimum distance of 8.2 lunar distances, that is 3.1 millions of km. It is...
On 16 Sept. 2012 Richard E. Hill, from Mt. Lemmon in Arizona, discovered a small near-Earth asteroid, 2012 SW2, going to have a close approach with our planet on Sept 19, at 14:19 UT,...
The video below shows potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QG42 as seen during our “last minut call” online event. We managed to use all the images obtained that night. It is a very enjoyable...
After six years of operations, the Virtual Telescope is now a real international “star”. More than 1.500.000 individuals from 200 Countries discovered the Cosmos through our robotic telescope system, guided by professional astronomers devoted...
On 15 Sept. 2012, at 19.30 UT, the Virtual Telescope will offer a free, last minute live view of potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QG42. To join, you just need to enter, at the given date and time,...
Now that asteroid 2012 QG42 is leaving us after the close approach, I would like to share with you some thoughts about this experience, which is truly a record in the Virtual Telescope history....
After asteroid 2012 QG42, on 9 Oct. 2012, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QE50, discovered on 28 Aug. 2012 by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, will approach our planet with a minimum (safe!) distance...
event / free / Monthly Skies
Our monthly description of the night sky, month after month, is back with a new series. As always, it will be a live broadcast, with Gianluca Masi, from the Virtual Telescope Project. Discover what...
On Sept. 11 we offered the first online, live event to show asteroid 2012 QG42 to the world. About 1.000 viewers joined the online session, mainly from Italy, as it was the Italian version...
While preparing for a session on asteroid 2012 QG42, a test image was taken with the Planewave 17” unit part of theVirtual Telescope. The asteroid showed as a little trail, while there was a...
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