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...
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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...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UG11 very close encounter: an image (30 Oct. 2019)
Next 1 Nov. 2019, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UG11 will have a safe, very close encounter with the Earth, coming at about 210.000 km from us, marginally more than half of the average distance...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 very close encounter: an exceptional image (29 Oct. 2019)
Our live feed covering the very close encounter, last night, of the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UB8 with our planet was super. While the sky was not ideal because of the clouds, we had a...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 and galaxy NGC 684: a strange meeting
The Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 had a close encounter with us a few nights ago. While we were sharing it live via our website, this space rock had another meeting: it “crossed”...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UC close encounter: an image (26 Oct. 2019)
On 29 Oct. 2019, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UC will have a safe, close encounter with our planet, coming at about 1.1 millions of km from us, 2.9 times the average distance the Moon....
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 very close encounter: online observations – 29 Oct. 2019
Early next 29 Oct. 2019, the near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 190.000 km from the Earth, half of the average lunar distance....
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UB8 very close encounter: an image (27 Oct. 2019)
On 29 Oct. 2019, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UB8 will have a safe, very close encounter with our planet, coming at about 190.000 km from us, half of the average distance the Moon. We...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2019 UD7 very close encounter: an image (26 Oct. 2019)
Later today, the near-Earth asteroid 2019 UD7 will have a safe, very close encounter with our planet, coming at about 720.000 km from us, almost twice the average distance of the Moon. Last night,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 close encounter: movie and image (23 Oct. 2019)
We did some follow-up observations of the potentially hazardous asteroid (162082) 1998 HL1 on its safe way to the fly-by with our planet, next 25 Oct. Enjoy these unique media! * See asteroid (162082) 1998...
