(10) Hygiea: asteroid or dwarf planet?
You might have read of (10) Hygiea these days, after some new observations suggested it could be another dwarf planet. On this wave of interest, we imaged it, also because it is an Italian...
Author: Gianluca Masi
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UG11 very close encounter: online observations – 1 Nov. 2019
On 1 Nov. 2019, the near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UG11 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 210.000 km from the Earth, a bit more than half of the...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UG11 very close encounter: an image (30 Oct. 2019)
Next 1 Nov. 2019, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UG11 will have a safe, very close encounter with the Earth, coming at about 210.000 km from us, marginally more than half of the average distance...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 very close encounter: an exceptional image (29 Oct. 2019)
Our live feed covering the very close encounter, last night, of the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UB8 with our planet was super. While the sky was not ideal because of the clouds, we had a...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 very close encounter: online observations – 29 Oct. 2019
Early next 29 Oct. 2019, the near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 190.000 km from the Earth, half of the average lunar distance....
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 very close encounter: an image (27 Oct. 2019)
On 29 Oct. 2019, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UB8 will have a safe, very close encounter with our planet, coming at about 190.000 km from us, half of the average distance the Moon. We...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UD7 very close encounter: an image (26 Oct. 2019)
Later today, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UD7 will have a safe, very close encounter with our planet, coming at about 720.000 km from us, almost twice the average distance of the Moon. Last night,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 close encounter: movie and image (23 Oct. 2019)
We did some follow-up observations of the potentially hazardous asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 on its safe way to the fly-by with our planet, next 25 Oct. Enjoy these unique media! * See asteroid (162082) 1998...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 close encounter: how, where and when to see it.
As we mentioned elsewhere, on 25 Oct. 2019, the potentially hazardous asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 will have a safe, close encounter with the Earth. Because of the relatively short distance and the generous dimension...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 close encounter: movie and image (21 Oct. 2019)
We imaged again the potentially hazardous asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 while it is safely approaching our planet: the fly-by will be next 25 Oct., with the asteroid at about 6.2 millions km from us....
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 close encounter: online observations – 25 Oct. 2019
Next 25 Oct. 2019, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 will have a close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 6.2 millions of km from the Earth. The Virtual Telescope Project will...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 close encounter: movie and image (19 Oct. 2019)
Next 25 Oct. 2019, the potentially hazardous asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 will have a relatively close, safe encounter with our planet, coming at about 6.2 millions km from us, 16.2 times the average lunar...
The 11 November 2019 Mercury transit : online observing session
Next 11 November 2019, the sky will offer us a truly spectacular and rare astronomical event: a transit of planet Mercury in front of the Sun. The Virtual Telescope will share it live, online:...
International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) 2019: what a show!
What a epic show, the recent International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) 2019 was at the Virtual Telescope! We offered a live, online event, making possible for everyone to celebrate the Moon, from a...
