The Virtual Telescope visited for the 4th time supernova SN 2013am, recently discovered in the bright galaxy Messier 65. The Moon was very bright and the sky was hazy, but the star was well visible in...
Next event: “Around the ringed planet” – 27 Apr. 2013, 22:30 UT [advanced_iframe securitykey=”4ca32ca5dd0a687beca862dacb8dd1a8769b1f01″] Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and receive an EXCLUSIVE image of the stunning COMET C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS...
The 25 Apr. 2013 lunar partial eclipse was a huge success for the Virtual Telescope Project. About 30.000 curious viewers jumped into the live coverage, which was both in English and Italian (in Italy,...
The Virtual Telescope Project succeeded showing the 25 Apr. lunar eclipse live, online. Clouds wanted to cover the show, but we did not close the session and were rewarded! We captured several nice...
In the poorly known constellation of Canes Venatici there is a wonderful globular cluster, for many observers the finest in the northern skies only after M 13. It is Messier 3 (more data). A...
Often forgotten because of its very famous neighbor M 13, Messier 92 (more data) is an amazing globular cluster, initially discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1777. Placed a bit further than its big brother, M 92...
On 18 Apr. 2013, after the Online Messier Marathon, the Virtual Telescope visited comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS . This is the third morning in a row. Above is the average of 15 unfiltered images,...
On 17 Apr. 2013, the Virtual Telescope visited comet c/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS with both its telescopes, with the aim to capture both an image and a spectrum. Above is the average of 18...
The Messier Marathon brings to you the real sky, directly at your home! This is an unprecedented offer to try and enjoy our prestigious larger telescope: a PlaneWave 17″ on Paramount ME robotic mount....
Looking at the sky and its depths, one is impressed by the unmatched beauty she/he meets up there. But some objects “shines” with their special charm. Among them, Messier 66. Placed at about 35...
Among the most spectacular deep sky objects there are globular clusters. These very crowded families of stars (reaching sometime the number of one million!) live in the so called galactic halo: a spherical region...
Comet Pan-STARRS peaked in brightness last March and is now constantly fading, while on its route back in the outer Solar System. At that time visible soon after the sunset, it is now circumpolar for many...
Comet C/2012 S1 “Ison” is slowly approaching the Sun and the world is waiting for its potentially bright apparition late this year. The Virtual Telescope Project continues to monitor it The image above...
Last 14 April, the Virtual Telescope hosted an online star party, organized by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club (NOVAC). It was also opened to all those willing to join it online. While the telescope...
– Christmas with the Comet: online observation (23 Dec. 2024)
– The Moon meets Venus (3 Jan. 2025)
– The 2025 Quadrantid meteor shower (3 Jan. 2025)
– The Moon occults Saturn (4 Jan. 2025)
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