The Sturgeon Blue Supermoon 2024: online observation (19 Aug. 2024)
Next 19 Aug., we will have the 1st Supermoon of the year, the Sturgeon full Moon. It also is the 3rd full Moon of the four ones this season will show, a so-called Blue...
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The Moon occults Saturn: online observation – 21 Aug. 2024.
Next 21 Aug. 2024, the Moon will occult Saturn, the ringed planet, offering an amazing show. The Virtual Telescope Project will share this wonderful event live, online. We are pleased to offer to the...
The Moon meets the Pleiades: online observation – 16 Feb. 2024
Next 16 Feb. 2024, the Moon and the wonderful Pleiades will be side by side, less than 1 degree away. The Virtual Telescope Project will bring to you this cosmic meeting live, online. On 16...
The Moon and Venus, a bright meeting in the sky – 23 Apr. 2023.
Despite the clouds, we could admire the Moon and Venus, the two brightest objects in the night sky, shining in the same spot of the sky, sharing the view with the world. We simply...
The Moon and Venus: online observation – 23 May 2023
Next 23 May, the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will shine together again at sunset, offering a stunning view. We will share the show live, online: join us from...
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter show – live event (22 Feb. 2023)
Next 22 Feb. 2023, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, the three brightest objects in the night sky, will put a nice show up there, soon after sunset. We will admire them above the legendary skyline of...
The Dec. 2022 planetary parade: a stunning show – 28 Dec. 2022
We could see all the planets of our Solar System at a glance and shared the experience with the community worldwide. Here we present our best images. From time to time, we can see...
Mars occulted by the Moon: images (8 Dec. 2022)
On the very night of its opposition Mars, the Red Planet, was occulted by the Moon. We covered this event, sharing it live with the community. A lunar occultation of a bright planet is,...
The Moon occults planet Uranus: a sequence – 5 Dec. 20022
Last night, the almost full Moon occulted planet Uranus. We could observe the start of the event, before clouds covered the sky. Here it is an interesting animation. I managed to capture a sequence...
The Moon, Mercury and the Pleiades: a precious sight – 2 May 2022
The Moon, planet Mercury and the Pleiades met in the evening sight, soon after sunset. The vision was awesome, here we share a couple of images. The sky is keeping us very busy, recently....
