After the historic very close encounter between comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring and Mars last Oct., another comet met planet Mars again, this time only apparently. It is comet 15P/Finlay, recently gone in outburst,...
Those living under the northern stars have been waiting for it for so long. Now, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is climbing to the northern skies, after giving an amazing show in the austral heavens....
Cetus is a huge constellation crossing the skies in Autumn/early Winter for northern observers. Its stars are not among the brightest ones, so its shape is only known to experienced observers. It hosts a...
On 9 Dec. 2014 the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN), using data from the quadruple 14-cm “Brutus” telescope in Haleakala, detected a probable supernova in NGC 4666. This transient was designed ASASSN-14lp. Later, it was...
After almost two months, at Virtual Telescope we visited supernova SN 2014dt and its hosting galaxy Messier 61 again. The picture comes from the average of two, 180-seconds exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E...
At Virtual Telescope we wish to thank for such a memorable year. We wish you a wonderful Christmas, with plenty of stars. No other times, as this Holiday Season, bring this magic atmosphere to...
A couple of days ago, astronomers observing from Argentina reported that comet 15P/Finlay was significantly brighter than previously reporting, suggesting an ongoing outburst. This was later confirmed by observers in Australia and from southern...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 14 Dec. 2014, the spectacular Geminid meteor shower will be back with its spectacular show. The winter,...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** A nice comet is coming for this Christmas: it is comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy. Hopefully, it will be...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 26 Jan. 2015, at 16:20 UT, the 650-meters large potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) asteroid (357439) –...
Above is a star chart showing the sky as visible on Dec. 15, 2014, at 20:00 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;41°N). Of course, it is valid for any location around...
In questa pagina è disponibile la registrazione dell’evento “C’era una volta il Cielo Stellato: inquinamento luminoso e risparmio energetico”: Back to “podcast” page Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and receive an...
Below is the podcast of our live coverage of the 8 Oct. lunar eclipse, an international, very successful campaign hosted by the Virtual Telescope Back to “podcasts” page Support The Virtual...
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*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 02 Dec. 2014, at 04:52 UT, the 20-meters large asteroid 2014 WC201 will made a very close...
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