International Observe the Moon Night: 6 Sept. 2014
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** This 6th Sept. 2014 celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2014 with the Virtual Telescope! We...
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 RC very close encounter: online event (6 Sept. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 7 Sept. 2014, at 18:19 UT, the 20-meters large asteroid 2014 RC will made a very...
Eight Years (2006-2014) with the Virtual Telescope Project: some thoughts for the Birthday celebration
*** We need your support, so you are welcome to help us by donations here. *** 20 August 2006 – 20 August 2014: eight full years. Soon after calculating that, I stopped for a while...
Happy Birthday, Virtual Telescope! Eight Years of Stars – online event (21 Aug. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 21 Aug. the Virtual Telescope Project will celebrate its 8th birthday with a special, *free* online event, offering an unforgettable journey...
Ceres and Vesta close conjunction: image and podcast (5 July 2014)
Finally, at Virtual Telescope we observed the dwarf planet (1) Ceres and the asteroid (4) Vesta at their minimum angular distance (10 arcminutes, 1/3 of the angular size of the full Moon disk), sharing...
Ceres and Vesta close conjunction: a new image (4 July 2014)
While Ceres and Vesta prepare their closest conjunction. at Virtual Telescope we imaged this unusual couple again. Above is an image showing the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta less than 12 arcminutes...
Ceres and Vesta close conjunction: an image (3 July 2014)
Next 5 July, we will show live the amazing, rare conjunction between the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta. While waiting for this big show, we captured this view already showing the couple...
Ceres and Vesta meet in the sky: online observing session (5 July 2014)
*** See Ceres and Vesta live here! *** Next 5 July 2014, the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta will apparently meet in the same spot in the sky: they will be less...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 HQ124: podcast and image (10 June 2014)
On 10 June 2014 at Virtual Telescope we shared live, online, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2014 HQ124, a couple of days after its close encounter with the Earth. The session was a big success,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 HQ124 close approach: online observing session (10 June 2014)
Next 8 June 2014, at 05:57 UT, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) 2014 HQ124 will make a close encounter with the Earth. This ~320 meters large asteroid will reach a minimum distance of 1.3...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 KH39 very close encounter: an extreme image (3 June 2014)
On the evening of 3 June 2014, at Virtual Telescope we hosted a live, online observing session to show the very close approach of the ~25 meters large near-Earth asteroid 2014 KH39. At 20:07...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 KH39 getting closer: a new image (2 June 2014)
At the Virtual Telescope, we visited the near-Earth asteroid 2014 KH39, while it approaches us for the close, but safe tomorrow’s close encounter. This is a single 300-seconds exposure, taken with the main PlaneWave 17 robotic unit:...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 KH39: an image (1 June 2014)
While approaching our planet, the near-Earth asteroid 2014 KH39 was imaged again via the Virtual Telescope. Above is a single 300-seconds exposure, taken with the main PlaneWave 17 robotic unit: the Paramount ME tracked...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 KH39 very close encounter: online event (3 June 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 3 June 2014, at 20:07 UT, the 25-meters large asteroid 2014 KH39 will made a very...
