Comet 37P/Forbes: an image (10 Sept. 2018)
Comet 37P/Forbes orbits the Sun with a period of 6.3 years. Its last perihelion was last May. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the...
Monthly Archive: September 2018
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels: an image (17 Sept. 2018)
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels orbits the Sun with a period of 9.4 years. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the average of six, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
“Goodbye, shiny Venus”: images and podcast from our 23 Sept. 2018 live feed.
Planet Venus offered a stunning view at sunset, setting above Rome and its monuments. We shared the experience live, with the planet showing beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. We have been keeping an eye...
“Goodbye, shiny Venus!”: online, live observation of the planet at its brightest – 23 Sept. 2018
These very days, planet Venus reaches its peak in luminosity since the beginning of the year, before leaving the evening sky. At Virtual Telescope we will say goodbye to Venus at sunset, while it...
International Observe the Moon Night 2018: online observation – 20 Oct. 2018
Next 20 Oct. 2018, the world will celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2018. After the huge, international success of the 2017 edition, the Virtual Telescope Project will make possible again for you...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (17 Sept. 2018)
We continue observing comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner after its perihelion, while it leaves the inner Solar System. The comet is slowly fading. The image above comes from the average of 22, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected “Elena”...
Venus retires from the evening sky, setting beside St.Peter’s Dome – 15 & 16 Sept. 2018
After shining for months at sunset, Venus is ready to leave the evening sky, back to early morning shows. We captured the planet from Rome, while it set beside the St. Peter’s Dome and...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (11 Sept. 2018)
While both at its perihelion and about at its minimum distance from the Earth, we imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, under good sky conditions. Here it is what we saw. The image above comes from the...
Iridium 45 satellite flares above the Roman Forum – 5 Sept. 2018
On the evening of Sept. the 5th, 2018, the Iridium 45 satellite made a very bright (mag. -7.5) above Rome. We captured it above the glory of the Roman Forum and the Colosseum, providing...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner meets the Messier 37 open star cluster – 11 Sept. 2018.
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner made a nice conjunction early this morning, to celebrate both its perihelion (minimum distance from the Sun) and its large flyby with the our Planet. While surfing the skies, the comet met...
Welcome back, Orion – a glimpse of Cosmos above Rome
The Orion constellation is always a splendid sight up there, especially at the end of Northern Summer, when it rises at dawn, announcing the hot season is leaving. Here it is the Hunter majestically...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (9 Sept. 2018)
We imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner again, under less than ideal conditions. The comet is always a stunning view, now ready to reach its perihelion. We will keep an eye on it. The image above comes...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 RC very close encounter: image and podcast (8 Sept. 2018)
We shared live the near-Earth asteroid 2018 RC while it was close to its minimum distance from our planet. It was a great experience, with many thousands of viewers connected from all around the...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (6 Sept. 2018)
While it approaches its perihelion, we imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner crossings the Northern sky, close to the visibility by naked eye. We will track it for the the upcoming weeks, meantime we are pleased to...
