We keep an eye on comet C/2022 E3 ZTF while it slowly approaches the Sun: here it is our latest view. The image above comes from the average of 10, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected...
We observed the supernova SN 2022vqz in the galaxy CGCG 501-026, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of 15, 180-second exposures, unfiltered,...
On 16 Oct. 2022, one year after launch, the Nasa’s Lucy probe had a spectacular flyby with the Earth. We imaged it 12 hours later and showed it in real-time to the world. The image...
On 1 Nov. 2022, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 will have a close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 2.3 millions of km, six times the average lunar distance....
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Next 16 oct. 2022 the Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, will have a close fly-by with the Earth. The Virtual Telescope Project will bring it to you live, online! The...
Next 8 Nov, the Moon will offer us a superb total eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 8 Nov. 2022,...
Last night, the Moon and planet Jupiter had a nice conjunction. Despite an almost cloudy sky, we could capture them from Rome and here we share our image. I used a Canon 5D mark...
Next 1 Nov. 2022, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 will have a close, but safe encounter with us, coming at about 2.3 millions of km from the Earth, six times the average lunar distance....
The sky always amazes us much more than our expectations. This also happened earlier this month, when we spotted the International Space Station moving into the Earth shadow while planet Jupiter was showing a...
Il Virtual Telescope propone una guida all’eclissi parziale di Sole del prossimo 25 ottobre, che sarà visibile anche dall’Italia. Si ricorda che la visione del Sole senza protezioni appositamente realizzate è pericolosa e rischia...
Next 25 Oct. 2022, the Sun will offer us an interesting partial eclipse, also visible from Europe. The Virtual Telescope Project will bring to you the event, showing the eclipse live from Rome, Italy....
It is hard to comment the stunning experience we had last night: we saw in real-time, with our very own eyes, the effects of DART slamming into its target asteroid Didymos, making it much...
After eight months, we wanted to spot the James Webb Space Telescope again and here it is our image. The image above comes from a single 300-second exposure, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″+Paramount...
On the night of 14 Sept. 2022, our Moon will move in front of planet Uranus, occulting it. We will bring the show to you, at home! We will see planet Uranus disappearing behind...
– Mars 2022 at its closest to Earth (30 Nov. 2022)
– Mars occultation by the Moon at opposition (8 Dec. 2022)
– Artemis I: Orion back to Earth (coming soon!)
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