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...
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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...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 KH39: an image (31 May 2014)
Next 3 June, at 20:07 UT, the near-Earth asteroid 2014 KH39 will make a very close encounter with our planet. This ~25 meters large asteroid will reach a minimum distance from us of a...
Camelopardalids meteor shower: a report – 24 May 2014
As everybody around the globe, at Virtual Telescope we waited for the Camelopardalids meteor shower, associated to the comet 209P/Linear, visible below in a recent image taken with our PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit. Asked...
Comet 209P/Linear: a new image (20 May 2014)
While waiting for the online session sharing this comet and, above all, the potential Camelopardalids meteor shower connected to it, at Virtual Telescope we imaged comet 209P/Linear again on 20 May 2014. Twelve, 180-seconds exposures,...
“209P/Linear: the firework comet?”: online event (22 May 2014)
> See comet 209P/Linear LIVE, click here! < > See comet 209P/Linear LIVE, click here! < Next 24 May 2014, between 06:00 and 08:00 UT, there are chances to enjoy a memorable, exceptional meteor shower. The...
Comet 209P/Linear possible meteor shower: online, live coverage (23/24 May 2014)
> See Camelopardalids LIVE, click here! < > See Camelopardalids LIVE, click here! < Next 23/24 May comet 209P/Linear, discovered in Feb. 2004, may possibly put an amazing show in the sky, with an exceptional meteor...
The Moon occults Saturn: online event – 14 May 2014
*** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 14 May 2014, the Moon will occult Saturn, the ringed planet, for one of the most beautiful shows in the sky. The occultation will be visible from part...
29 April 2014 – Solar Eclipse: report and souvenir poster
It is with plenty of happiness that I’m reporting here about the amazing, recent 29 April Solar Eclipse event, which was – once again – a memorable experience. After the April lunar eclipse, we...
