NGC 2261, the “Hubble Nebula” – Mon
If you are familiar with comets, there is a deep sky object you would like to see. It is the NGC 2261 nebula and the reason is its shape. That is not all: as a...
Author: Gianluca Masi
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 UF56 very close encounter: online event (27 Oct. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 27 Oct. 2014, at 21:20 UT, the 14-meters...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 SC324: an exceptional movie
Last night, at Virtual Telescope we tracked the near-Earth Asteroid 2014 SC324, sharing it with our followers online, in real time. In particular, on 25 Oct. 2014, we managed to collect 110 images, back...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 SC324: a spectacular close encounter – image and podcast
Once again, an asteroid was the “star” of our live, online activities. This time, it was the near-Earth asteroid 2014 SC324 coming as close as about 550.000 km on 24 Oct. at 19:21 UT....
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 SC324 getting close: a image (23 Oct. 2014)
Less than 24 hours before its close approach, at Virtual Telescope we imaged near-Earth asteroid 2014 SC324 while it was peaking in brightness at magnitude 13.5. The image above is a single 300-seconds exposure, remotely...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: new image (20 Oct. 2014) and 45-days animation
After one month and an half, at Virtual Telescope we visited again comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment b, finding both of them in good shape. Fragment b has clearly faded since we...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 SC324 coming close: a image and video (20 Oct. 2014)
While waiting for the live event covering this object, we observed the near-Earth asteroid 2014 SC324 on its approaching route. Late this next 24 Oct., this 60-meters large object will “touch” a minimum distance...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring and planet Mars made history: a unique image and podcast
We have been waiting for so long and finally we made it. At Virtual Telescope we just said “good bye” to the thousands of friends following our live webcast showing this historic encounter. We...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (18 Oct. 2014)
While the world is waiting for this comet having its extremely close approach to planet Mars, 24 hours earlier of this record event, that we will share live on the web, at Virtual Telescope...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (15 Oct. 2014)
Continuing our long coverage of this object, comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment b was observed again under far-from-ideal weather conditions. While clouds were approaching and the sky was already significantly opaque, results...
(136199) Eris: a new visit (29 Sept. 2014)
After a sight late in 2013, at Virtual Telescope we visited again the famous dwarf planet (136199) Eris again. It is always fascinating looking for far in the Solar System: Eris is the farthest...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (10 Oct. 2014) and 34-days animation
As we saw last 6 Oct., comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment b showed significant changes, with the smaller component apparently fading. The Moon was a serious issue, so further observations were planned...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 SC324 close encounter: online event (25 Oct. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 24 Oct. 2014, at 19:31 UT, the 60-meters large asteroid 2014 SC324 will made a very close...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (6 Oct. 2014) and new animation
Continuing the constant monitoring of comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment, new observations were performed on 6 Oct. 2014, while an almost full, extremely bright Moon was present, with a very serious interference....
