Comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs: an image – 26 June 2022
One year after our last image, last night we captured comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs again. Now this icy world is bright and ready for its minimum distance from the Earth, next month. The image...
Author: Gianluca Masi
The rare June 2022 five planets parade: a memorable experience from Rome (21, 25 & 26 June 2022)
All the five naked eye planets showed at a glance this June, at dawn, offering the rare opportunity to see all of them, in the same order of their increasing distance from the Sun....
Comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs: an image – 10 July 2021
While comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs is reaching its minimum distance from the Earth, we manage to share this image from last year. We will show this comet live next month. The image above comes...
Asteroid Day Italia – “Il regno degli asteroidi: scienza, storia e osservazioni in diretta” – 4 luglio 2022
In occasione dell’edizione 2022 di Asteroid Day, il Virtual Telescope Project propone l’esplorazione in diretta degli asteroidi potenzialmente pericolosi. Grazie ai suoi sofisticati strumenti, sarà possibile osservare, via internet e comodamente dal proprio computer, tablet o smartphone,...
Asteroid Day Italia 2022: 30 giugno 2022
L’iniziativa ufficiale per l’Italia per celebrare insieme l’Asteroid Day! Un’iniziativa per curiosi del cielo, singoli appassionati e associazioni culturali! Partecipate numerosi. Comunicati Stampa Asteroid Day 2022: Comunicato Stampa (in Inglese) Asteroid Day Live 2022:...
The June 2022 planetary parade: online observation – 27 June 2022
These days of June are bringing us a great cosmic show: all the planets of our Solar System will be visible at a glance, at dawn. The Virtual Telescope Project will show you this...
The 13 July 2022 Supermoon: the largest full Moon of the year – online observation (13 July 2022)
Next 13 July, the Supermoon will be back, but with something special: it will be the largest full Moon of 2022. We will show it live, online, while the it rises above the legendary...
The 2022 Strawberry Supermoon – online observation – 14 June 2022
Next 14 June 2022, we will have the Strawberry full Moon, also the 2nd Supermoon of the year. Of course, the Virtual Telescope will share it live, while it will rise above the glorious...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 KO3 very close encounter: a image – 29 May 2022
On 30 May 2022, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 KO3 will have a very close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 284.000 km from its center. We captured it while approaching...
A Tau Herculid meteor shower? Online observation – 31 May 2022
Next 31 May 2022, there are chances to see a new meteor shower, the Tau Herculids. With some luck, it could be intense. True or not? We can only wait and see: join us...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (7335) 1989 JA close encounter: a new image, at its maximum brightness – 25 May 2022
The potentially hazardous asteroid (7335) 1989 JA is almost at its minimum distance from us and right now reached its peak in brightness. We will share it live soon, but here it is our last image....
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (7335) 1989 JA close encounter: a new image – 24 May 2022
The potentially hazardous asteroid (7335) 1989 JA is now entering the Southern sky, while still safely approaching. We will share it live soon, meantime enjoy our last image below. See asteroid (7335) 1989 JA live here!...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (7335) 1989 JA close encounter: a new image – 23 May 2022
The potentially hazardous asteroid (7335) 1989 JA is almost at its safe, minimum distance from us, being now very bright. While waiting to share it live, we captured it again. See asteroid (7335) 1989...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (7335) 1989 JA close encounter: online observation – 26 & 27 May 2022.
Next 27 May 2022, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (7335) 1989 JA will have a relatively close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 4 millions of km from the Earth. We will show it...
