Mars Opposition 2020: online observation – 13 Oct. 2020
After more than two years, planet Mars is back at its best to be observed. The Virtual Telescope will bring the beauty of the Red Planet to you, live: join us online, from the...
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Near-Earth Asteroid 2020 SW extremely close encounter: online observations – 23 Sept. 2020
On 24 Sept. 2020, the near-Earth Asteroid 2020 SW will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 27000 km from the Earth, 7% of the average lunar distance. The...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2020 RD4 extremely close encounter: online observations – 14 Sept. 2020
On 14 Sept. 2020, the near-Earth Asteroid 2020 RD4 will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 100000 km from the Earth, 1/4th of the average lunar distance. The...
Perseid meteor shower 2020, online observation – 11 Aug. 2020
The Perseid meteor shower is back, ready to put a nice show up there. At Virtual Telescope, we will share its peak live, online: join and and enjoy the show from the comfort of...
“21 June 2020 Solstice Annular Solar Eclipse” – live events, online!
*** Join it LIVE here! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 21 June 2020, the Sun will offer an amazing annular eclipse, well visible from Africa and Asia. As in the past, the Virtual...
The Beauty of Comet C/2020 F8 Swan: live, online observation – 28 May 2020
On 27 May, comet C/2020 F8 Swan will be at its closest to the Sun: it is its perihelion day. The Virtual Telescope will show you live, in real-time, this long-awaited comet. Don’t miss...
Comet C/2019 Y4 Atlas: dead or alive? – online observation – 9 Apr. 2020
We have been hoping to see comet C/2019 Y4 Atlas putting on a nice show up there later this season. Likely, this will not be the case, unfortunately. It looks like the comet’s nucleus...
“Super Pink Moon”: the largest full Moon of the year – images
We managed to share the Supermoon live from Rome, despite the clouds. Here they are a few images. Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and celebrate the ARTEMIS II mission with...
SuperMoon 2020: the largest Full Moon of the year – online observation – 7 Apr. 2020
Next 8 April, the SuperMoon will be back, but with something special: it will be the largest full Moon of 2020. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online, while the Moon rises...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2: an image – 6 Mar. 2020
While the worldwide press is talking about it, we imaged the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2, while it is slowly and safely approaching us. This 1.8-4.1 km large minor planet will be at...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 close encounter: online observations – 29 Apr. 2020
Please note: because of clouds, the live feed has been rescheduled: new date: 29 Apr. 2020, starting at 18:30 UTC. Next 29 Apr. 2020, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 will have a...
The Feb. 2020 Supermoon: online observation – 8 Feb. 2020
On the night between 8 and 9 Feb. 2020, we will have a Supermoon, the first of four in a row for this brand new year. Of course, the Virtual Telescope will show this...
The Geminid Meteor Shower 2019: online event – 14 Dec. 2019
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 13/14 Dec. 2019, the spectacular Geminid meteor shower will be back with its show. The winter, cold...
Possible outburst of the upcoming Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower: online observation – 22 Nov. 2019
On the night between 21 and 22 Nov. 2019, there is a chance for a intense, but short activity of the Alpha Monocerotid meteors. At Virtual Telescope, we will try to catch it live,...
