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...
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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...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 DZ2 very close encounter: online observation – 25 Mar. 2023
Next 25 Mar. 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 173000 km from the Earth, less than one-half of the average lunar distance....
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 EY very close encounter: online observation – 17 Mar. 2023
Next 17 Mar. 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 EY will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 238000 km from the Earth, 62% of the average lunar distance. The Virtual...
Dwarf Planet Ceres “meets” galaxy Messier 100: online event – 27 Mar. 2023
On 27 Mar. 2023, the dwarf planet (1) Ceres will shine apparently extremely close, actually superimposed, to the stunning spiral galaxy Messier 100, offering a unique view. We will show this cosmic “meeting” live,...
The Worm Full Moon 2023: online observation – 7 Mar. 2023
The Worm Full Moon is coming next 7 Mar. and the Virtual Telescope is ready to share it live, while it rises above Rome. Join us online, from the comfort of your home. At the...
The Kiss between Venus and Jupiter: online observation – 1 & 2 Mar. 2023
Next 1 and 2 Mar. 2023 Venus and Jupiter, the brightest planets, will shine very close in the sky, soon after sunset. We will show this stunning conjunction live, online, from Rome, Italy. A...
Ceres “meets” NGC 4654: online event – 26 Feb. 2023
On 26 Feb. 2023, the dwarf planet (1) Ceres will shine apparently close to the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 4654, offering a nice view. We will show this cosmic “meeting” live, online. + Updates:...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (199145) 2005 YY128 close encounter: a image – 09 Feb. 2023
Next 16 Feb. 2023, the large (diameter between 580 and 1300 meters) potentially hazardous asteroid (199145) 2005 YY128 will have a relatively close and obviously safe encounter with our planet. It will come as...
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter show – live event (22 Feb. 2023)
Next 22 Feb. 2023, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, the three brightest objects in the night sky, will put a nice show up there, soon after sunset. We will admire them above the legendary skyline of...
