The 18 May 2019 Blue Moon: online observation – 18 May 2019
Next May the 18th will bring us a so-called “Blue Moon“. Nothing to do with the color of the Moon, of course, just “an additional” one. For sure, it will put its usual great...
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The Vernal Equinox Supermoon and its show, a memorable experience in Rome – 20 March 2019
It it did again: the Supermoon made a superb show on the 20/21 Mar. 2019 night, when we were just crossing the Vernal Equinox. Once again, it was a tremendous opportunity to invite people...
The 2019 Equinox Supermoon: online observation – 20 Mar. 2019
Next 20 Mar.2019, within very few hours, we will celebrate both the Vernal Equinox and the last Supermoon of 2019. This is a rare coincidence, adding something special to the show of one of...
The 19 Feb. 2019 Supermoon and its show above Rome: images and podcast
The Supermoon was absolutely magic. This is the shortest way to describe its show last night, when we admired it from Rome, sharing the sight live with many thousands of people worldwide. While of...
Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto and spiral galaxy NGC 2903: image and stunning video (13 Feb. 2019)
Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto had a great meeting with the spiral galaxy NGC 2903. We could share this show with thousands of people via our live feed and here we present a stunning video...
Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto meets the spiral galaxy NGC 2903: online event – 13 Feb. 2019
Next 13 Feb., comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto will apparently meet in the sky with the stunning spiral galaxy NGC 2903. Of course, it will be a mere question of perspective, but the sight will be...
SuperMoon 2019: the largest Full Moon of the year – online observation – 19 Feb. 2019
Next 19 Feb. the SuperMoon will be back. We will have the largest full Moon of 2019, the year celebrating the 50th Anniversary from the Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. At Virtual Telescope...
21 Jan. 2019 SuperMoon Total Eclipse – live event, online!
*** Join it LIVE here! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** * NB: versione in Italiano qui * Next 21 Jan. 2019, the Moon will offer an amazing total eclipse, well visible from Europe and Americas. As in...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: a great live event with amazing images – 10 Nov. 2018
Last night, our live feed covering the very close approach of asteroid 2018 VX1 was a huge success: may thousands of people, from all over the world, joined our journey and the Virtual Telescope...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: a stunning video and a new image (9 Nov. 2018)
While we are ready to show it live, last night we could capture the near-Earth asteroid 2018 VX1 again, also making a stunning video! This is a perfect sight before our public live feed,...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: online observations – 10 Nov. 2018
Next 10 Nov. 2018, the near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 380.000 km from the Earth, a bit closer than our Moon. The Virtual...
Wirtanen, the Christmas 2018 comet – live, online observation (12, 16 and 18 Dec. 2018)
This Christmas 2018 will have its very own comet: 46P/Wirtanen! It is visible to the naked eye and the Virtual Telescope Project will show it live, online, bringing it to people worldwide, to the...
The Moon and its magic night: a view from Rome – 20 Oct. 2018
The Moon did it again. Its “International Observe the Moon Night” (InOMN 2018) was a huge planetary success and we could share its view from Rome with the world, facing the glory of the Roman...
“Goodbye, shiny Venus”: images and podcast from our 23 Sept. 2018 live feed.
Planet Venus offered a stunning view at sunset, setting above Rome and its monuments. We shared the experience live, with the planet showing beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. We have been keeping an eye...
