Nova Delphini 2013: online observing session – 19 Aug. 2013
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** On 14 Aug. 2013, a nova was discovered in Delphinus and right now it is shining at mag...
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Potentially hazardous asteroid 2007 CN26 close encounter: online event (28 Aug. 2013)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 28 Aug. 2013 at 08:08 UT, the Potentially Hazardous asteroid 2007 CN26 will reach a minimum...
Near-Earth asteroid 2005 WK4: a new image and a movie!
Near-Earth asteroid 2005 WK4 On 6 Aug. 2013, the PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit captured this asteroid, now brighter and faster than the previous nights. Above is a screenshot saved during the imaging session. Below is...
Near-Earth asteroid (277475) 2005 WK4 is reaching its minimum distance (5 Aug. 2013)
On 5 Aug. 2013, the PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit was asked to point the approaching near-Earth asteroid (277475) 2005 WK4, to get some astrometry useful to refine its orbit. At the imaging time, it was...
“Big Dipper to Southern Cross 2013”: the northern journey
After more than three years, the “Big Dipper to Southern Cross” event was back! Organized by Astronomers Without Borders, it included – as in the first edition – two different journeys, one for each...
Near-Earth asteroid (277475) 2005 WK4 is getting closer (3 Aug. 2013)
Near-Earth asteroid (277475) 2005 WK4 is coming closer and closer, ready to put a nice show in the sky on Aug. 9. Meanwhile, the PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit visited it again, to make some astrometric...
Near-Earth asteroid (277475) 2005 WK4 is approaching: an image (2 Aug. 2013)
Near-Earth asteroid (277475) 2005 WK4 was expected to approach our planet again next 9 Aug. We tried to recover it remotely using the PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The...
Near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ15 close encounter: an image and a video for a great event!
The event scheduled to cover the near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ15 close encounter was a huge success: more than 70.000 viewers from 168 Countries joined it and it was truly a magic moment. The...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2005 WK4 close encounter: online event (9 Aug. 2013)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 9 Aug. 2013 at 05:02 UT, the near-Earh asteroid 2005 WK4 will reach a minimum...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 close encounter: 24 hours to the closest approach
24 hours before its close encounter, the PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit imaged the near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ15 while it was “running2 across the stars. The picture above shows very well how fast this rock is...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 close encounter: a new, outstanding image
Near-Earth asteroid 2003 DZ15 has almost reached its minimum distance from the Earth: it will be touched early next 30 July, when this rock will be at 3.5 millions of km from us. While...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 is approaching: a new image and video (26 July 2013)
Near-Earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 is on its way around the Sun, approaching the Earth for the 30 July rendez-vous: that day it will be at 3.5 millions of km from our home, this being...
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...
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...
