Supernova SN 2017gxq and NGC 4964: an image – 17 Oct. 2017
While not perfectly placed in the sky in this season, we observed the bright supernova SN 2017gxq in NGC 4964, placed at more than 100 millions light years. And we bring it down to Earth....
Author: Gianluca Masi
Supernova SN 2017eaw and NGC 6946, further follow-up – 13 Oct. 2017
Two months after our last visit, we observed again NGC 6946 and its supernova SN 2017eaw, finding it at mag. 15.1. It is slowly saying us goodbye . The image above is the average...
Near-Earth asteroid 2017 UA close encounter: an image (17 Oct. 2017)
On 17 Oct. 2017, the near-Earth asteroid 2017 UA made a close encounter with the Earth, safely coming almost as close as the Moon. At Virtual Telescope we did some nice images while it was...
Near-Earth asteroid 2017 TE5 close encounter: an image (17 Oct. 2017)
On 17 Oct. 2017, the near-Earth asteroid 2017 TE5 made a close encounter with the Earth, safely coming almost as close as the Moon. At Virtual Telescope we did some nice images while it was...
Near-Earth asteroid 2017 TG4 close encounter: an image (15 Oct. 2017)
Next 21 Oct. 2017, the near-Earth asteroid 2017 TG4 will come at about 1.8 millions of km, almost five times the distance of the Moon. We captured it and we are happy to share...
Comet C/2017 O1 ASASSN: an image (13 Oct. 2017)
Comet C/2017 O1 ASASSN was discovered last July and reached its perihelion last week, so it just started leaving the inner Solar System. Here it is an image captured via the Virtual Telescope Project....
Comet 362P / (457175) P/2008 GO98: a new image (13 Oct. 2017)
After almost two months, we observed again (457175) 2008 GO98, previously classified as an asteroid belonging to the Hilda group, which showed a clear cometary activity earlier this year. Now, it received a cometary periodic...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2012 TC4: a great show for a super event (12 Oct. 2017)
Finally,, the near-Earth asteroid 2012 TC4 safely brushed us and at Virtual Telescope we could show it to the world, live, online, as we always do when something special happens up there in the...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2012 TC4 extremely close encounter: image and movie (09 Oct. 2017)
While waiting for our live event covering it, last night we imaged the near-Earth asteroid 2012 TC4 on its journey to its safe very close approach. Be sure to be back for our live coverage!...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (3122) Florence online event: an epic success
The Virtual Telescope Project showed to the world the long awaited fly-by of the potentially hazardous asteroid (3122) Florence. Our live feed was featured by many very important international media, with a resulting audience...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (3122) Florence: a new image – (30 Aug. 2017)
While waiting to show it live, online tomorrow evening, at Virtual Telescope we imaged the potentially hazardous asteroid (3122) Florence again, while it was heading north. The image above comes from a single, 60-seconds...
See potentially hazardous asteroid (3122) Florence with your binocular
These days, the potentially hazardous asteroid (3122) Florence is making a safe, close encounter with our Earth. Thanks to its size (about 4.3 km), it will be bright enough to be visible with small binoculars....
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (3122) Florence: an image (28 Aug. 2017)
Next 01 Sept. 2017, the potentially hazardous asteroid (3122) Florence will safely come within 7 millions of km from the Earth, becoming the closest object of that size visiting us from the end of...
The Moon meets Jupiter: a nice conjunction above Rome – 25 Aug. 2017
On 25 Aug. 2017, the Moon, during its journey around the Earth, was shining a few degrees from Jupiter, with the star Spica enriching the view. Here they are some images from Rome, Italy....
