09/06/2018 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: 6 Sept. 2018

09/06/2018

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...

Near-Earth asteroid 2018 RC: poster of the event

asteroid / event / free / near Earth

09/06/2018

Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 RC very close encounter: online observations – 8 Sept. 2018

Next 9 Sept. 2018, the near-Earth Asteroid 2018 RC will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 220.000 km from the Earth’s surface, 50% of the lunar distance. The Virtual...

asteroid

09/06/2018

Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 RC very close encounter: an image (6 Sept. 2018)

Next 9 Sept. 2018, the near-Earth asteroid 2018 RC will safely have a very close encounter with our planet, coming at about 220.000 km from us, about half of the average lunar distance. We...