28 Aug. 2026, partial lunar eclipse: online observation.
This 28 August 2026, the Moon will offer us a beautiful partial eclipse. While not total, it will be a nice show. We will show it live, online, from Italy, also to celebrate the...
Category: the Moon
The Moon, Venus & Jupiter: online observation – 17 June 2026
See the Moon meeting Venus, plus Jupiter and the Beehive Cluster meeting in the night sky live, from your home. After their splendid conjunction just one week ago, Venus Venus and Jupiter, now gradually...
The 31 May 2026 “Blue Micromoon”, the smallest full Moon of the year: online observation.
The “Blue Micromoon” is coming, the second full Moon of the month and the smallest of the year. The Virtual Telescope Project will broadcast the event live from Manciano, Italy, also featuring archival images...
ARTEMIS II’s Orion spacecraft, an incredible image for a record setting mission – 7 April 2026
The Virtual Telescope Project has imaged the Orion spacecraft “Integrity” of ARTEMIS II, carrying the first crew en route to the Moon in 53 years, near its maximum, record setting distance from Earth. Incredible,...
The Cold full Moon 2025, the last Supermoon of the year: online observation – 4 Dec. 2025.
Next 4 Dec., we will have the last Supermoon of the year, the Cold full Moon. We will show it online. Next 4 Dec. 2024, the sky will offer us the show of the...
The Beaver Supermoon 2025, the largest full Moon of the year: online observation – 5 Nov. 2025
Next 5 Nov., we will have the Beaver Supermoon 2025, the largest full Moon of the year. We will show it live, online. Next 5 Nov. 2025, the sky will offer us the show...
International Observe the Moon Night 2025: online observation – 7 Oct. 2025
The International Observe the Moon Night is back: are you ready to celebrate? The Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of this Nasa event since 2019 – will bring to you the beauty...
The 7 Sept. 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse: online observation – 7 Sept. 2025
Next 7 Sept., the Moon will offer us a superb show: a total eclipse. We will bring it to the world, sharing it in real-time: join us from the comfort of your home! ***...
The Strawberry full Moon 2025: online observation – 11 June 2025
The Strawberry Full Moon is coming next 11 June 2025: we will share it live with the world, thanks to our robotic telescopes. At the Virtual Telescope Project, we will share with the world the...
Micromoon 2025, the farthest, smallest and faintest full Moon of the year: online observation – 13 Apr. 2025
The 13 April 2025 Pink Moon will be the farthest, hence the smallest full Moon of the year, as it happens close to the lunar apogee, that is at the maximum distance from the Earth....
The 14 Mar. 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse: a live, international event
Next 14 Mar., the Moon will put on the stunning show of the total eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next...
Grand Tour through the Solar System: see all the planets plus the Moon at a glance – 28 Feb. 2025
On 28 Feb. 2025, we will have the opportunity to see all the seven planets of our Solar System at a glance, plus the Moon. We will show all of them live: join us...
The Moon and Mars close conjunction: 9 Feb. 2025.
We present a couple of images of the 9 Feb. 2025 Moon-Mars conjunction, heavily hampered by clouds, but still a fabulous sight. The image above comes from the a single, 0.1-second exposure, remotely taken...
Moon-Mars conjunction: online observation – 9 Feb. 2025
On 9 Feb. 2025, the Moon and the bright planet Mars will shine in the same spot of the sky, within half-a-degree. We will show the show live, online: join us from the comfort...
