The Feb. 2020 Supermoon: online observation – 8 Feb. 2020
On the night between 8 and 9 Feb. 2020, we will have a Supermoon, the first of four in a row for this brand new year. Of course, the Virtual Telescope will show this...
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Cosmic Hug: Venus meets the Pleiades, online event – 3 Apr. 2020
Next April, after 8 years, planet Venus will shine among the stars of the Pleiades, one of the most beautiful star clusters out there. It will be a true “Cosmic Hug”, a superb show...
10 Jan. 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: images and podcast
While not total, the recent penumbral lunar eclipse was well worth a look and we captured some great images, while sharing it live via the Virtual Telescope Project. More than 200.000 viewers joined our...
10 Jan. 2020 penumbral lunar eclipse: online observation
Next 10 Jan 2020, the Moon will offer us a penumbral eclipse. While not total, it will be a nice natural show to see. At Virtual Telescope we will share it live, online, above...
The Geminid Meteor Shower 2019: online event – 14 Dec. 2019
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 13/14 Dec. 2019, the spectacular Geminid meteor shower will be back with its show. The winter, cold...
Possible outburst of the upcoming Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower: online observation – 22 Nov. 2019
On the night between 21 and 22 Nov. 2019, there is a chance for a intense, but short activity of the Alpha Monocerotid meteors. At Virtual Telescope, we will try to catch it live,...
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 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...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 and galaxy NGC 684: a strange meeting
The Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 had a close encounter with us a few nights ago. While we were sharing it live via our website, this space rock had another meeting: it “crossed”...
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...
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...
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...
