Near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ15 getting closer: 23 July 2013
The 160 meters large near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ15 continues to approach us, waiting to touch the minimum distance of 3.5 millions of km next 30 July. Of course, it is a very safe close...
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Earth-Moon image by Cassini, from Saturn
The image above was taken on July 19, 2013 and received on Earth July 20, 2013. The camera was pointing toward EARTH at approximately 898,410,414 miles (1,445,851,410 kilometers) away, and the image...
Near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ recovered: an image
Near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ15 was expected to return close the to the Earth next 29 July. This prevision was based on its last observation, dated March 2003. Since then the object was no...
The Day The Earth Smiled: images
Here there are a few images of Saturn automatically taken by the Celestron C14 robotic unit while the Cassini spacecraft was going to take an image of the ringed planet with our planet...
The Day The Earth Smiled: Cassini images our planet from Saturn, we spy Saturn from the Earth
On July 19, 2013, the Cassini spacecraft, currently in orbit around Saturn, will be turned to image that planet and its entire ring system during an eclipse of the sun, as it has...
Big Dipper to Southern Cross: 27 July and 3 August 2013
*** Enter the Live Event Here! *** Many of us never get a chance to observe the night sky from our opposite hemisphere. Now Astronomers Without Borders and its partners, the Virtual Telescope...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 close encounter: online event (29 July 2013)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 30 July 2013 at 00:37 UT, the near-Earh asteroid 2003 DZ15 will reach a minimum distance...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 LR6 approaching the Earth: an image
The Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 LR6 was observed live and shared online on our website with thousands of people joining from all around the globe. At the time of the image above it was...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 LR6 very close approach: online observing session
On July 8, at 04:43 UT, the small, just discovered asteroid 2013 LR6 will reach a minimum distance from the Earth of about 110.000 km. It is a very safe distance, so it will...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1998 QE2 at minimum distance: 31 May 2013
The 1998 QE2 online event went very well! Despite the clouds initially limited the visibility of the object, people connected online to the Virtual Telescope could spy this object soon after the closest approach....
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (285263) 1998 QE2 close encounter: online event (31 May 2013)
See asteroid 1998 QE2 live HERE! Next 31 May 2013 at 20:59 UT, potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) 285263 (1998 QE2) will reach a minimum distance from the Earth of 5.8 millions of km. This is...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 JM22 close approach: online event – 15 May 2013, 20:00UT
The recently discovered asteroid 2013 JM22 will have a close encounter with the Earth next May 16, when it will reach a minimum distance from our planet of a bit less than 8...
“Around the Ringed Planet” – -27 Apr. 2013, 22:30 UT
Next event: “Around the ringed planet” – 27 Apr. 2013, 22:30 UT [advanced_iframe securitykey=”4ca32ca5dd0a687beca862dacb8dd1a8769b1f01″] Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and receive an EXCLUSIVE image of the stunning COMET C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS...
Partial Lunar Eclipse – 25 April 2013: sequence and animation
The 25 Apr. 2013 lunar partial eclipse was a huge success for the Virtual Telescope Project. About 30.000 curious viewers jumped into the live coverage, which was both in English and Italian (in Italy,...
