It is well known that looking at the sky, at night, is always a rewarding experience. But the involvement can be greatly deeper when something special up there shows above a memorable panorama, mixing beauty both in...
While waiting for their close conjunction next 30 June, we managed to capture a nice image of planets Venus and Jupiter, hanging above an amazing skyline. In fact, there is Saint Peter Dome well...
Sixteen years after I co-discovered them from Campo Catino Astronomical Observatory, I was able to observe again both asteroids (20513) Lazio and (21799) Ciociaria, named after the Region and the local area where I grew...
Among the deep sky splendors, the author has always had an innate predilection for the splendid “Ring” nebula in Lyra, also known as Messier 57 and NGC 6720. Its inequivocable shape, with its famous central...
*** “Venus-Jupiter conjunction”: see it online! *** Between 30 June and 1 July, the bright planets Venus and Jupiter will offer an amazing show in the sky: they will be in close conjunction, reaching a minimum angular distance...
Next 21 June 2015, at 16:38 Universal Time, the Sun will reach its maximum declination (angular distance from the celestial equator): this will officially be the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. In that...
Last evening, soon after sunset, there was a very special sight looking west. A very young, crescent Moon was hanging above the horizon with a couple of amazing companions: planets Venus and Jupiter were...
The supernova PSN J11473508+5558147 in NGC 3888 was imaged via the Virtual Telescope on request by its discoverer, P. Wiggins. The image above comes from the average of three, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
Last 16 June, the potentially hazardous asteroid (1566) Icarus had a rare, relative close encounter with the Earth, touching a minimum distance of about 8 millions of km from the us. That night, the sky was...
The possible supernova PSN J15044078+1237436 in NGC 5837 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of three, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
“Eyes on Saturn” (“Occhi su Saturno”) is back, now at its 4th edition. Even this year, the Virtual Telescope will share live images of the elegant Lord of the Rings of our Solar System. The...
The supernova ASASSN-15lg in CGCG 044-042 was promptly imaged at Virtual Telescope as part of a cooperation with the ASAS-SN survey (ATel 7635). The image above comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected...
The supernova ASASSN-15lf in NGC 4108 was promptly imaged at Virtual Telescope as part of a cooperation with the ASAS-SN survey (ATel 7634). The image above comes from the average of three, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected...
While waiting for its close approach, happening later today at 15:39 UT, at Virtual Telescope we imaged the potentially hazardous asteroid (1566) Icarus on its way to its relatively close encounter with the Earth....
– Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: online observation (28 Oct. 2024)
