09/26/2018 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

09/26/2018

Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels: an image (17 Sept. 2018)

Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels orbits the Sun with a period of 9.4 years. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the average of six, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...

Venus, at its brightest, sets above Rome - 23 Sept. 2018

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09/26/2018

“Goodbye, shiny Venus”: images and podcast from our 23 Sept. 2018 live feed.

Planet Venus offered a stunning view at sunset, setting above Rome and its monuments. We shared the experience live, with the planet showing beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. We have been keeping an eye...