The Moon occults Mars at opposition: online observation – 8 Dec. 2022
Next 8 Dec. 2022, we will have an occultation of Mars by the Moon. While already very rare, it will be even more special, as it happens on the night the Red Planet will be...
Author: Gianluca Masi
Mars 2022: the Red Planet at its closest to Earth, online observation – 30 Nov. 2022
Planet Mars is back and it is showing at its best. The Virtual Telescope Project will bring to you the beauty of the Red Planet on the night of its minimum distance from our Earth:...
Supernova SN 2022wsp in NGC 7448 galaxy: a image – 15 Oct. 2022.
We observed the supernova SN 2022wsp in the spiral galaxy NGC 7448, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of six, 180-second exposures,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (65803) Didymos and its tail: a image – 1 Nov. 2022
More than one month after the Nasa’s DART mission slammed into Didymos‘ moonlet Dimorphos, we observed this binary asteroid, imaging the thin dusty tail it developed as a consequence of the impact. The image...
Supernova SN 2022xkq in NGC 1784 galaxy: a image – 1 Nov. 2022.
We observed the supernova SN 2022xkq in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1784, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of four, 180-second...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 close encounter: a image – 31 Oct. 2022
The Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 is safely coming as close as 2.3 millions of km, six times the average lunar distance. We imaged it 24 hours earlier, waiting for its flyby. The picture...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 close encounter: a image – 30 Oct. 2022
The Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 is safely coming as close as 2.3 millions of km, six times the average lunar distance. We imaged it two days earlier, waiting for its flyby. The picture...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 close encounter: a video – 26 Oct. 2022
Last night, we captured a sequence showing the potentially hazardous asteroid 2022 RM4 in motion, while safely approaching us. The timelapse above comes from 30, 30-second exposure, remotely taken with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 close encounter: a image – 26 Oct. 2022
We captured the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 while safely coming as close as 2.3 millions of km, next week. The image above comes from the average of three, 180-second exposure, remotely taken with the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 close encounter: a image – 18 Oct. 2022
The Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2022 RM4 is safely coming as close as 2.3 millions of km, six times the average lunar distance. We imaged it along the way. The picture above comes from the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (65803) Didymos and its tail: a image – 19 Oct. 2022
Three weeks after the Nasa’s DART mission slammed into Didymos‘ moonlet Dimorphos, we imaged this binary asteroid, capturing the thin dusty tail it developed as a consequence of the impact. The image above comes...
Comet C/2022 E3 ZTF: a new image – 14 Oct. 2022.
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...
Supernova SN 2022vqz in CGCG 501-026 galaxy: a image – 16 Oct. 2022.
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,...
Lucy Mission 16 Oct. 2022 flyby: an image
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...
