Next 14 Nov. 2016 we will have the largest full Moon of the year. No, better: the largest full Moon ever from 1948 to 2034. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online...
The near-Earth asteroid 2016 VA was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey in Arizona (USA) on 1 Nov. 2016 and announced later the same day by the Minor Planet Center. The object was going...
We all love the full Moon. Its beautiful disk and spectacular light are always a memorable sight. Its presence in the sky is always an exceptional opportunity to grab wonderful images, including other natural elements...
As you know, this year the Virtual Telescope Project celebrates its 10th Birthday: ten years where it made history both in science and public outreach. While we will properly celebrate this amazing goal, meantime we...
After our first observations of this new season, we looked at V1647 Ori and McNeil Nebula again, to collect new data. The star looked fainter than our previous observations, suggesting the source is finally fading after...
In 2016, the Virtual Telescope Project celebrates its first ten years of activities (2006-2016). To share with you such a epic milestone, we will celebrate with no less than the Supermoon. All this online,...
If it is always hard to find the right words to celebrate something important, it is simply impossible when something epic is involved. And this is true now, while I’m trying to write something to...
Supernova SN 2016gfy in NGC 2276 was discovered on 13 Sept. 2016 and was observed via the Virtual Telescope as part of the follow-up programs involving optical, astrophysical transients. On 7 October 2016, under...
The possible supernova AT2016gxp in NGC 51 was observed via the Virtual Telescope as part of our transient follow-up program. NGC 51 hosting the supernova candidate AT2016gxp, is a lenticular galaxy, placed in the...
Comet 174P/Echeclus was observed again via the Virtual Telescope Project, to track how its outburst developed. As you know, we have been following-up this comet several times recently, to track its evolution after the Aug....
Supernova SN 2016gkg was discovered on 20 September 2016 in the barred spiral galaxy NGC 613, at about 65 millions of light years from the Earth. On 7 October 2016, at Virtual Telescope we...
Asteroid (66458) Romaplanetario was discovered on 22 Aug. 1999 by Gianluca Masi, from his observatory in Ceccano, Italy, during a dedicated survey to look for new minor planets. At the discovery time, it received the provisional designation...
The McNeil Nebula and the associated V1647 Ori variable star have been a target of opportunity for the author since it was discovered back in 2004. Every year, at Virtual Telescope we spend some...
After our previous visits, made soon after the outburst was discovered in August, at Virtual Telescope we imaged comet 174P/Echeclus exactly one month after the outburst detection. And it was a rewarding sight. Despite...
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