The Moon occults planet Uranus: online observation – 14 Sept. 2022
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...
Author: Gianluca Masi
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF: a new image – 12 Sept. 2022.
We continue tracking comet C/2022 E3 ZTF as it slowly approaches its perihelion: here it is our latest image. The image above comes from the average of 21, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
DART slams into Dimorphos: online, live observation of the impact – 26 Sept. 2022.
Next 26 Sept. 2022, after a 10-month long journey, the Nasa’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft will reach the climax of its mission. It will impact on Dimorphos, the satellite of asteroid (65803) Didymos,...
Comet 9P/Tempel and Deep Impact: fond memories waiting for DART crashing on Didymos/Dimorphos
On 4 July 2005, the Nasa’s Deep Impact spacecraft impacted on comet 9P/Tempel to investigate the interior of that icy world, pioneering the idea to deliberately hit another astronomical body. While we wait for DART...
Supernova SN 2022prv in IC 1132 galaxy: a image – 20 Aug. 2022.
We observed the supernova SN 2022prv in the spiral galaxy IC 1132, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of four, 180-second exposures,...
Supernova SN 2022qku in NGC 7065A galaxy: a image – 20 Aug. 2022.
We observed the supernova SN 2022qku in the spiral galaxy NGC 7065A, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of five, 180-second exposures,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (65803) Didymos waits for the NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impact: a image – 5 Sept. 2022
In just three weeks, we will see the NASA’s DART mission at work to test asteroid deflection by kinetic impactor. We imaged the target, the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos. The image above comes from...
Supernova SN 2022prr in NGC 6745 galaxy: a image – 20 Aug. 2022.
We observed the supernova SN 2022prr in the beautiful galaxy NGC 6745, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of ten, 180-second exposures,...
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF: a new image – 1 Sept. 2022.
We continue monitoring comet C/2022 E3 ZTF as it slowly approaches its perihelion: here it is our new image. The image above comes from the average of seventeen, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF: a new image – 20 Aug. 2022.
We captured a new view of comet C/2022 E3 ZTF and here we share our image. The image above comes from the average of seven, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena” (PlaneWave...
Artemis I: a new adventure begins – online observation of the Orion spacecraft on the day it will reach the Moon (21 Nov. 2022).
The launch of Artemis I is much more than us going to the Moon again. It is the beginning of a new era. Because of the historic importance of this event, we decided to...
International Observe the Moon Night 2022: online observation – 1 Oct. 2022
Next 1 Oct. 2022, the International Observe the Moon Night will be back. The Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of this Nasa event since 2019 – will offer you the opportunity to...
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF: a new image – 16 Aug. 2022.
We captured comet C/2022 E3 ZTF while it slowly travels to its perihelion. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of seven, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
(7197), l’asteroide di Piero Angela (1928 – 2022).
Ciao Piero, appena ho appreso che sei partito lungo un’altra orbita, ho pensato di “acciuffarti” tra gli asteroidi. Ricercare tra quei preziosi “sassi” personaggi e nomi illustri, per poi riprenderli al telescopio, mi è...
