Discovery of a new variable star in the field of Messier 33
We report the discovery of a new variable star in the field of Messier 33, part of an ongoing survey program. As part of our survey of the Messier 33 galaxy, we spotted a...
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks again in bright outburst: an image – 8 Oct. 2023
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was spotted again in a bright outburst on 5 Oct., after the one in July. Three days later, we captured it under good sky conditions and we see the same horseshoe shape....
Supernova SN 2023ixf in the Messier 101 spiral galaxy: a image – 08 Oct. 2023.
We imaged again supernova SN 2023ixf, still shining in Messier 101, while it is slowly fading five months after its explosion. The image above comes from the average of three, 120-second, unguided exposures, unfiltered,...
International Observe the Moon Night 2023: online observation – 23 Oct. 2023
The International Observe the Moon Night is back: are you ready? The Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of this Nasa event since 2019 – will share with you the beauty and the...
28 Oct. 2023 partial lunar eclipse: online observation
Next 28 Oct. 2023, the Moon will offer us a beautiful show: a partial eclipse. While not total, it will be nice to see. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online, from...
The 14 Oct. Annular Solar Eclipse: a live, international event
Next 14 Oct., the Sun will amaze us with a wonderful annular eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 14 Oct....
Il Virtual Telescope Project scopre un’esplosione stellare nella Galassia di Andromeda.
Il Virtual Telescope Project scopre un’esplosione stellare nella Galassia di Andromeda. Individuata una probabile “nova” nella galassia sorella maggiore della Via Lattea, risultato delle attività di ricerca condotte dal progetto a Manciano (GR), sotto...
Discovery of a probable nova in Messier 31 – 01 Oct. 2023.
We report the discovery of a probable nova in Messier 31, found during our survey work on this galaxy. Updates 3 Oct.: 3.7776 Oct. 2023, R= 17.4 2 Oct.: 2.7636 Oct. 2023, R= 17.8...
“Una Notte tra le Stelle”: esplorazione del cielo più buio dell’Italia peninsulare – 5 ottobre 2023
In occasione delle “100 Ore di Astronomia” dell’International Astronomical Union, il Virtual Telescope Project propone in diretta streaming l’osservazione delle meraviglie del cielo di Manciano (GR), il più stellato della penisola, l’ultimo rimasto, oggi...
Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx filmed at its flyby with the Earth – 23 Sept. 2023
We succeeded imaging the Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its flyby with the Earth, going to release its capsule with samples of asteroid Bennu. See our image and time-lapse below. The image above comes from...
Discovery of two new variable stars in the field of Messier 33
We report the discovery of two new variables star in the field of Messier 33, part of a dedicated survey we recently started. The image above comes from the combination of 28, 120-second unfiltered...
Messier 17, a stunning view – 11 Sept. 2023
We managed to capture a superb image of the celebrated Messier 17 nebula, aka “Omega” and “Swan” because of its shape. Enjoy the view below. The image above comes from the combination of 31,...
Osiris-Rex: back to Earth and beyond – online observation (23 Sept. 2023)
Nasa’s Osiris-Rex is on its way back, ready to deliver sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth. We will try to show in real-time the spacecraft 12 hours before releasing the precious Sample Return Capsule...
Comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura: a image – 5 Sept. 2023
We imaged the nice comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura, right now showing a stunning tail. Despite it was very low in a bright sky due to the Moon, we captured a great image. The image...
