Tomorrow, 28 May 2020, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 KJ4 will have a extremely close, but safe encounter with our planet, coming as close as about 142000 km, 1/3rd of the average distance of the...
These last evenings, at sunset, the sky was enlightened by the beauty of the Moon, Venus and Mercury. We captured a few images of that unique show and are pleased to share them with...
On 27 May, comet C/2020 F8 Swan will be at its closest to the Sun: it is its perihelion day. The Virtual Telescope will show you live, in real-time, this long-awaited comet. Don’t miss...
Later today, 22 May 2020, the small near-Earth asteroid 2020 KD1 will make a very close, but safe encounter with our planet, coming as close as 400000 km, more or less the distance of...
Earlier today, 20 May 2020, the very small near-Earth asteroid 2020 KR made a very close, but safe encounter with the Earth, coming as close as 395.000 km, the distance of our Moon. We...
We imaged supernova SN 2020ftl and its host galaxy NGC 4277, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here we share our view with you. The image above comes from the average of three,...
We imaged the bright supernova SN 2020hvf and its host galaxy, NGC 3643, as part of our supernova follow-up program. Here we share our image, inviting you to look for it with your telescope. The...
On 12 May, we captured a new image of the stunning galaxy Messier 61 and its supernova SN 2020jfo. The sky was very clear for about one hour and the view was amazing, so...
On 12 May 2020, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2000 KA had a close, but safe encounter with our planet. It came as close as 3.39 millions of km, so about 8.4 times the average...
Next 5 June 2020, the Moon will offer us another penumbral eclipse. While not so spectacular, it will be a nice natural show to see. At Virtual Telescope we will share it live, online,...
A new supernova, SN 2020jfo, has been just discovered in Messier 61, one of the most beautiful galaxies up there. Six years after supernova SN 2014dt, Messier 61 climbs the leader board as one...
Last night, we enjoyed the Flower full Moon, also a Supermoon, the last one of 2020. We had very clear skies and shared the view with many thousands of people all around the globe....
Earlier today, 4 May 2020, the small near-Earth asteroid 2020 JN had a very close, but safe encounter with our planet, coming as close as about 250.000 km, much closer than our Moon. We...
Next 10 May 2020, the potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) (388945) 2008 TZ3 will have a safe close with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from us of 2.8 millions of km, 7.3 times the...
– The Beaver Supermoon 2024: online observation (15 Nov. 2024)
– Asteroid 2020 XR: online observation (3 Dec. 2024)
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