On 8 Oct. 2013, astronomers working at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in the Ukraine discovered a new potentially hazardous asteroid, now named 2013 TV135. Those first observations showed there was a chance to see...
In the night of 18 Oct. 2013, the Moon will show a penumbral ecplise. It is the last lunar eclipse of the year so, while not the most spectacular event, it is still...
On 16 Oct. 2013, the small near-Earth asteroid 2013 UB was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Survey. This ~15-meters large object will make a close encounter with our planet on 19 Oct. 2013,...
After more than one month since the previous observations, the Virtual Telescope visited again comet C/2012 S1 Ison, while it approaches the Sun. At the moment, the comet was visible in the morning sky,...
comets / event / star chart
Since its discovery in Sept. 2012, comet C/2012 S1 Ison attracted a lot of attention. Early evaluations of its orbit showed a great potential for a memorable show, with the most optimistic scenarios reporting...
On 12 Oct. 2013, we hosted the online event for the International Observe the Moon Night. Several hundreds of people attended the live session, which resulted in a great success! The sky was clear and...
Zoran Tomic, Astronomical Society „Eureka“ Krusevac, Mise Mitrovica 3, 37000 Krusevac, Serbia zoranzoca@gmail.com Gianluca Masi, The Virtual Telescope Project, Via Madonna del Loco 47, 03023 Ceccano (FR), Italy gianluca@bellatrixobservatory.org Jovan Aleksic, Astronomical Observatory Belgrade,...
Next 12 Oct. 2013 we will celebrate the annual event “International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN)”. A special night featuring our amazing natural satellite, to discover its craters and countless beautiful landscapes. Many...
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