The Feb. 2020 Supermoon: online observation – 8 Feb. 2020
On the night between 8 and 9 Feb. 2020, we will have a Supermoon, the first of four in a row for this brand new year. Of course, the Virtual Telescope will show this...
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International Space Station (ISS) races above Rome: a glimpse of space from the Eternal City
Every time the International Space Station (ISS) crosses the sky above Rome, it offers a wonderful sight. Here it was flying above the Great Synagogue, beside Orion and Taurus. You know: I love looking...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 AN3 close encounter: an image (16 Jan. 2020)
Earlier today, 17 Jan. 2020, the potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) 2020 AN3 had a safe close with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from us of 3 millions of km, 8 times the average...
Cosmic Hug: Venus meets the Pleiades, online event – 3 Apr. 2020
Next April, after 8 years, planet Venus will shine among the stars of the Pleiades, one of the most beautiful star clusters out there. It will be a true “Cosmic Hug”, a superb show...
10 Jan. 2020 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: images and podcast
While not total, the recent penumbral lunar eclipse was well worth a look and we captured some great images, while sharing it live via the Virtual Telescope Project. More than 200.000 viewers joined our...
2020 AV2, the first intervenusian asteroid ever discovered: an mage – 08 Jan. 2020
Among hundreds of thousands of known asteroids, only 21 ones are known/suspected to have an orbit entirely inside that of the Earth. The just discovered 2020 AV2 is the first one to move entirely...
Comet 289P/Blanpain: an image (23 Dec. 2019)
Late last December, we imaged the faint comet 289P/Blainpain, soon after its perihelion passage. Here we present our image. The image above comes from the average of three, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with...
10 Jan. 2020 penumbral lunar eclipse: online observation
Next 10 Jan 2020, the Moon will offer us a penumbral eclipse. While not total, it will be a nice natural show to see. At Virtual Telescope we will share it live, online, above...
The Geminid Meteor Shower 2019: online event – 14 Dec. 2019
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 13/14 Dec. 2019, the spectacular Geminid meteor shower will be back with its show. The winter, cold...
Possible outburst of the upcoming Alpha Monocerotid meteor shower: online observation – 22 Nov. 2019
On the night between 21 and 22 Nov. 2019, there is a chance for a intense, but short activity of the Alpha Monocerotid meteors. At Virtual Telescope, we will try to catch it live,...
Asteroid (4) Vesta almost at opposition: an image – 7 Nov. 2019
Asteroid (4) Vesta is approaching its opposition and we managed to image it. It is the brightest minor planet in our Solar System, sometimes visible by naked eye. The image above comes from a...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UM12 very close encounter: an image (7 Nov. 2019)
Later today, 7 Nov. 2019, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UM12 will safely come very close to our planet, reaching a minimum distance from us of 487.000 km, a bit more than the average distance...
(10) Hygiea: asteroid or dwarf planet?
You might have read of (10) Hygiea these days, after some new observations suggested it could be another dwarf planet. On this wave of interest, we imaged it, also because it is an Italian...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UG11 very close encounter: online observations – 1 Nov. 2019
On 1 Nov. 2019, the near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UG11 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 210.000 km from the Earth, a bit more than half of the...
