Venus and Messier 35: online observation – 9 May 2023
Next 9 May 2023, Venus, the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon, will shine just 1.5 degrees apart from the wonderful Messier 35 open star cluster in Gemini. We will share...
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Supernova SN 2023dbc in Messier 108 (NGC 3556) galaxy: a image – 20 Apr. 2023.
We observed supernova SN 2023dbc in the spiral galaxy NGC 3556, aka Messier 108, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of...
The Moon and Venus: online observation – 23 Apr. 2023
Next 23 April, the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will shine together, offering a very beautiful view. We will share the show live, online: join us from the comfort...
The Moon meets the Pleiades: online observation – 22 Apr. 2023
Next 22 April, a sharp crescent Moon will shine about 4 degrees from the Pleiades, one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. We will share the show live, online: join us...
The 2023 Lyrid meteor shower: online observation – 23 Apr. 2023
Next 23 Apr. the Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak of activity and we will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home! Next 23 Apr. 2023 the Lyrid meteors will...
Venus and the Pleiades: what a stunning show! – 9 & 10 Apr. 2023
We managed to capture Venus and the Pleiades while they are offering a memorable show at sunset. Enjoy these images, ready to join our live, online feed! The image above comes from the average...
Juice on its way to Jupiter: online observation – 13 Apr. 2023
Next 13 Apr. 2023, the European Space Agency will launch the Juice (Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer) spacecraft, going to greatly improve our knowledge of the Jupiter’s environment and its Ganymede, Callisto and Europa moons....
Venus with the Pleiades, Mercury easternmost elongation: online observation – 11 Apr. 2023
Next 11 Apr. 2023, the bright planet Venus will shine less than three degrees from the wonderful Pleiades star cluster. On the same evening, Mercury will be at its easternmost elongation from the Sun....
The Pink Full Moon 2023: online observation – 6 Apr. 2023
The Pink Full Moon is coming next 6 Apr. and the Virtual Telescope is ready to share it live, while it sets in Rome. Join us online, from the comfort of your home. At the...
Five Planets at a glance – online observation (28 Mar. 2023)
These evenings, at sunset, we can spot five planets at a glance: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter by naked eye, Uranus with modest binoculars. We will be showing all of them live, online. From...
Dwarf Planet (1) Ceres “meets” galaxy Messier 100: a stunning image – 27 Mar. 2023.
Early this morning, we captured a unique image, showing together the wonderful spiral galaxy Messier 100 and the famous dwarf planet (1) Ceres. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 DZ2 very close encounter: a time-lapse – 22 Mar. 2023
While waiting to show it live, online later today, we share this time-lapse of the near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 while safely coming very close . Images used in the time-lapse come single, 30-second exposures,...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 DZ2 very close encounter: a image – 22 Mar. 2023
While waiting to show it live, online, we captured the near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 while safely coming very close and getting brighter. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the average...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 DZ2 very close encounter: a image – 16 Mar. 2023
On 25 Mar. 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 will have a very close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 173.000 km from its center. We captured it while approaching...
