Comet 46P/Wirtanen starts its northern show: new images (5 Dec. 2018)
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is now ready for you to see it. Visible to the naked eye from dark sites, it is an easy target with a modest binocular and it will be even brighter in...
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Wirtanen, the Christmas 2018 comet: how, where and when – a quick guide to comet 46P
Ok, you have surely heard about this: comet Wirtanen is putting its show out there, just on time for Christmas. Here you will find a few tips to look for and enjoy this nice...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is entering the Northern sky: a close-up image (1 Dec. 2018)
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is higher and higher in the northern skies, preparing for its imminent show. While we are waiting, here it is a new image from last night. * NB: versione in Italiano qui * The image...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 WV1 extremely close encounter: a slice of Moon? (1 Dec. 2018)
Discovered on 29 Nov. 2018, the near-Earth asteroid 2018 WV1 will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with the Earth on 2 Dec. 2018, at 03:12 UTC, when it will be at about...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is getting brighter: a new close-up image (28 Nov. 2018)
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is getting brighter and brighter, while it heads to its best visibility for us living in the Northern hemisphere. After many weeks of bad weather, we could observe it and we share...
Bright supernova SN 2018ivc in Messier 77: an image (28 Nov. 2018)
A bright supernova, SN 2018ivc, has been discovered in the peculiar galaxy Messier 77, close to its nucleus on 24 Nov. and, after a long period of cloudy/rainy weather, we could capture it. Here...
The 11 Nov. 2018 Moon-Saturn conjunction: a great show in the sky
On 11 Nov., the sky offered a stunning, close Moon-Saturn conjunction, rare and noteworthy! We at the Virtual Telescope did not miss the opportunity to capture it and here we are pleased to share...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: a great live event with amazing images – 10 Nov. 2018
Last night, our live feed covering the very close approach of asteroid 2018 VX1 was a huge success: may thousands of people, from all over the world, joined our journey and the Virtual Telescope...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: a stunning video and a new image (9 Nov. 2018)
While we are ready to show it live, last night we could capture the near-Earth asteroid 2018 VX1 again, also making a stunning video! This is a perfect sight before our public live feed,...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: an image (8 Nov. 2018)
While waiting for its close approach tomorrow, ready to show it live to the world, we observed near-Earth asteroid 2018 VX1 again. Here it is our latest image! * NB: versione in Italiano qui * The image above...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: online observations – 10 Nov. 2018
Next 10 Nov. 2018, the near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 380.000 km from the Earth, a bit closer than our Moon. The Virtual...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen: an image (7 Nov. 2018)
We imaged comet 46P/Wirtanen again, after almost one month of cloudy weather. It is now much brighter, on its way to become our Christmas 2018 comet! The image above comes from the average of...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 VX1 very close encounter: an image (7 Nov. 2018)
Next 10 Nov. 2018, the near-Earth asteroid 2018 VX1 will safely have a very close encounter with our planet, coming at about 380.000 km from us, a bit closer than the Moon. We just...
Wirtanen, the Christmas 2018 comet – live, online observation (12, 16 and 18 Dec. 2018)
This Christmas 2018 will have its very own comet: 46P/Wirtanen! It is visible to the naked eye and the Virtual Telescope Project will show it live, online, bringing it to people worldwide, to the...
