Merry Christmas 2014
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...
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Comet 15P/Finlay: an image (19 Dec. 2014)
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...
The Geminid Meteor Shower 2014: online event – 14 Dec. 2014
*** 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,...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: live observing session – 6 & 12 Jan. 2015
*** 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...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (357439) – 2004 BL86 very close encounter: online event (26 Jan. 2015)
*** 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) –...
Sky of the Month – star chart: Dec. 2014
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...
“C’era una volta il Cielo Stellato: inquinamento luminoso e risparmio energetico”: podcast
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 celebrate...
8 October 2014 – Total Lunar Eclipse: podcast
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...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 WC201 very close encounter: online event (01 Dec. 2014)
*** 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...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (25 Nov. 2014)
After its historic close approch to Mars, last Oct., comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring is still an interesting sight, though not easy from the Northern hemisphere. The image above is the average of five,...
Four Supernovae in Four Messier Galaxies: SN 2014J (M82), SN 2014L (M99), SN 2014bc (M106) and 2014dt (M61)
The recent supernova in Messier 61 is the latest member of a very special and very small group, the one including all the supernova events happened in 2014 in a Messier galaxy. So far,...
Maffei 1 and Maffei 2: an interesting couple of galaxies
If there is a couple of relatively close galaxies that you have never seen, likely they are Maffei 1 and Maffei 2. While they are closer than 10 millions of light years (well, that...
Possible Supernova PSN J02183806+3336583: an image (02 Nov. 2014)
This image of the possible Supernova PPSN J02183806+3336583 in the PGC 2035709 galaxy comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The supernova was estimated at...
Possible Supernova PSN J02262331+2739348: an image (02 Nov. 2014)
This image of the possible Supernova PSN J02262331+2739348 in the UGC 1899 galaxy comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The supernova was...
