The Moon and Venus offered a stunning view from Rome, a couple of nights ago, hanging above the celebrated skyline of the Eternal City, in a wonderful conjunction. We are pleased to share some of...
Last March, Venus and Mercury were both visible at sunset; the Moon joined the couple with its sharp crescent, offering a stunning view at twilight. Here they are a couple of images. The image...
The moon will seem close enough to touch during The Virtual Telescope Project’s remote, online lunar observing session. Have fun with plenty of friends from all around the planet! This year Virtual Telescope’s host...
Next 31 Jan., the Supermoon show will be back in the sky, but this time it will be very special. In fact, it will be also a so-called “Blue Moon”, as some people traditionally...
The New Year’s Supermoon started 2018 in a great way. We observed it from Rome, Italy, despite the clouds and could share it live with many thousands of people from all around the globe. At...
The sky will welcome the new year with the amazing show of the Supermoon, the largest of 2018. Our satellite will reach its minimum distance from the Earth (perigee) next 1 Jan., at 21:56...
We have been waiting for it and now it is over: the only 2017 full Supermoon has gone, putting its show up there, with millions and millions of curious people looking at it. We...
Next 3 Dec. 2017, one year after its last show, the Supermoon will be back again in the sky, being the only one visible in 2017. On that day, our beautiful Moon will be full...
Next 3 Dec. 2017 we will have the largest full Moon of the year. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online, while the Moon will rise above the legendary skyline of Rome....
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The International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) 2017 was an amazing success at the Virtual Telescope Project. Our live event made possible to many thousands of people to celebrate the Moon, even if they...
Next 28 Oct. 2017, the world will celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2017. Launched in 2010, it is an opportunity for all of us to look up and discover the Moon, its...
*** Join it LIVE here! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 31 Jan. 2018, the Moon will offer an amazing total eclipse, well visible from Australia and western USA. As in the past, the Virtual...
On 25 Aug. 2017, the Moon, during its journey around the Earth, was shining a few degrees from Jupiter, with the star Spica enriching the view. Here they are some images from Rome, Italy....
Last night, the partial lunar eclipse was a unique show in Rome. Seeing the Moon climbing the heaven above the Colosseum and the Forum made the sight priceless. Here they are some of our...
