Supernova SN 2017dfc and Messier 63: a new image (28 May 2017)
Do you remember Messier 63 and the SN 2017dfc supernova behind it? At Virtual Telescope we do and are pleased to show this new image, with the transient barely visible, on its way to...
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The Virtual Telescope Project announces an important partnership with Seeweb, now powering its web technologies: 16 May 2017
After more than ten years of activities, which made the Virtual Telescope Project one of the most effective facilities in the world both in astronomical research and public outreach, we are proud to announce a new important partnership, assuring us a giant...
The Moon and Jupiter with its Galilean satellites: a stunning conjunction – 7 May 2017
On 7 may 2017, the Moon and Jupiter were in close conjunction, about 1.5 degrees apart. It was a nice imaging opportunity and we could not miss to look up and capture the show....
“Night Sky with the Naked Eye: your guide to the stars without a telescope” – a review
These are truly exciting days for those loving the sky and looking up every clear night. Breathtaking discoveries and mind blowing images, made with state-of-the-art, extremely expensive instrumentation, fill the news and the internet everyday, everywhere,...
Supernova SN 2017dfc and Messier 63: an image (21 Apr. 2017)
On 20 April 2017, the GAIA mission reported the discovery of a faint transient, not far from the nucleus of the stunning spiral galaxy Messier 63. Later, it was confirmed to be a supernova,...
Comet 315P/Loneos, Palomar 4 and a galaxy – 21 Apr. 2017
Last night, observing comet 315P Loneos was truly rewarding. It was showing in a very nice spot of the sky: together with the comet, the pale and fascinating globular cluster Palomar 4 and the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 JO25: an image from the live event (19 Apr. 2017)
As promised, we shared live images of the potentially hazardous asteroid 2014 JO25 around its safe close encounter with the Earth. Below is one of the images we collected. The image above is the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 JO25: an image (19 Apr. 2017)
A few hours before its minimum distance from the Earth, we observed the potentially hazardous asteroid 2014 JO25, while it was safely approaching us. The image above is a single, 30-seconds long exposure, remotely...
The International Space Station (ISS) meets Jupiter: 12 April 2017
This evening, it was possible to see from Rome the International Space Station (ISS) doing a wonderful transit, ending its trail a few degrees away from planet Jupiter. It was a truly outstanding experience....
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 JO25: how to observe it
On 19 April 2017, at 12:24 Universal Time, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2014 JO25, with a diameter of about 1 km, will make a safe close encounter with the Earth (1.7 millions of km,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 JO25 close encounter: online event (19 Apr. 2017)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 19 Apr. 2017, at 12:24 UT, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 JO25 will reach the minimum distance from the...
Comet C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp: twenty years later (1997-2017)
Exactly twenty years ago, in 1997, the legendary comet C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp was putting its incredible show in the sky. A countless number of people started looking at the sky thanks to this comet....
“Walking on the Moon”: online observing session – 5 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it LIVE here! *** During Global Astronomy Month you can reach the Moon from home! Just join The Virtual Telescope Project for a remote, online lunar observing session...
Online Messier Marathon – 9th edition! – 12 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it here! *** Would you like to explore the many treasures of the famous Messier Catalogue from home? Would you like to see as...
