It is hard to comment the stunning experience we had last night: we saw in real-time, with our very own eyes, the effects of DART slamming into its target asteroid Didymos, making it much...
After eight months, we wanted to spot the James Webb Space Telescope again and here it is our image. The image above comes from a single 300-second exposure, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″+Paramount...
On the night of 14 Sept. 2022, our Moon will move in front of planet Uranus, occulting it. We will bring the show to you, at home! We will see planet Uranus disappearing behind...
We continue tracking comet C/2022 E3 ZTF as it slowly approaches its perihelion: here it is our latest image. The image above comes from the average of 21, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
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Next 26 Sept. 2022, after a 10-month long journey, the Nasa’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft will reach the climax of its mission. It will impact on Dimorphos, the satellite of asteroid (65803) Didymos,...
On 4 July 2005, the Nasa’s Deep Impact spacecraft impacted on comet 9P/Tempel to investigate the interior of that icy world, pioneering the idea to deliberately hit another astronomical body. While we wait for DART...
We observed the supernova SN 2022prv in the spiral galaxy IC 1132, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of four, 180-second exposures,...
We observed the supernova SN 2022qku in the spiral galaxy NGC 7065A, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of five, 180-second exposures,...
In just three weeks, we will see the NASA’s DART mission at work to test asteroid deflection by kinetic impactor. We imaged the target, the binary asteroid (65803) Didymos. The image above comes from...
We observed the supernova SN 2022prr in the beautiful galaxy NGC 6745, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of ten, 180-second exposures,...
We continue monitoring comet C/2022 E3 ZTF as it slowly approaches its perihelion: here it is our new image. The image above comes from the average of seventeen, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
We captured a new view of comet C/2022 E3 ZTF and here we share our image. The image above comes from the average of seven, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena” (PlaneWave...
The launch of Artemis I is much more than us going to the Moon again. It is the beginning of a new era. Because of the historic importance of this event, we decided to...
Next 1 Oct. 2022, the International Observe the Moon Night will be back. The Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of this Nasa event since 2019 – will offer you the opportunity to...
We captured comet C/2022 E3 ZTF while it slowly travels to its perihelion. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of seven, 180-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
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