The Moon meets Venus: online observation – 3 Jan. 2025
Next 3 Jan. 2025 the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will meet at sunset, offering a stunning view. We will share this show live, online! The Moon and Venus...
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The 2025 Quadrantid meteor shower: online observation – 3 Jan. 2025
Next 3 Jan. the Quadrantid meteor shower will reach its peak of activity and we will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home! Next 2-3 Jan. 2025 the Quadrantid...
The Moon occults Saturn: online observation – 4 Jan. 2025.
Next 4 Jan. 2025, the Moon will offer us an amazing show: the occultation of Saturn, the ringed planet. The Virtual Telescope Project will share this wonderful event live, online. We are proud to...
Christmas with the Comet: online observation of C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS – 23 Dec. 2024
After putting on a stunning show, comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is now a fond memory. We will look at it for Christmas, sharing images in real-time! We had a great time with this comet,...
Lucy close fly-by with the Earth: online observation – 13 Dec. 2024
Next 13 Dec. 2024 the Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, will have its second, close fly-by with the Earth. The Virtual Telescope Project will show the probe to you live,...
2024 Geminid Meteor shower: online observation – 13 Dec. 2024
Next 13-14 Dec. 2024, the Geminid meteors will be back. This year, the Moon will be almost full, so it will significantly spoil the show. Nonetheless, we will share the experience live, to show...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2020 XR close encounter: online observation – 3 Dec. 2024.
Next 4 Dec. 2024, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 XR will have a close, but safe encounter with us, coming at about 2.2 millions of km from the Earth, 5.7 times the average lunar...
The Beaver full Moon 2024, the last Supermoon of the year: online observation – 15 Nov. 2024
Next 15 Nov., we will have the last Supermoon of 2024, the Beaver full Moon. We will show it online. Next 15 Nov. 2024, the sky will offer us the show of the Beaver...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: online observation – 28 Oct. 2024.
We will observe comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS now that is is slowly leaving the inner Solar System. Join us from the comfort of your home! We will share real time images of this stunning...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: antitail observation and two comets at a glance – 14 & 15 Oct. 2024.
Between 14 & 15 Oct. 2024, the Earth will cross the orbital plane of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. Under these conditions, an antitail could be visible, pointing in the direction of the Sun. We...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS enters the evening sky: online observation – 13 Oct. 2024.
Now comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is visible in the evening sky and we will show it to you live!! See the antitail of comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS live HERE! We will observe comet C/2023...
Spectacular auroral activity? Online observation – 10/11 Oct. 2024.
The night between 10 and 11 October 2024 could offer us the show of a spectacular auroral activity. We scheduled this live feed, expecting it could be visibile from Italy. These past days have...
The Hunter Supermoon 2024, the largest full Moon of the year with the comet: online observation – 17 Oct. 2024
Next 17 Oct., we will have the largest full Moon of the year, the 3rd Supermoon of 2024, together with the bright comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. We will show them online, in real-time. Next...
Spectacular auroral activity? Online observation – 5 Oct. 2024.
On 3 Oct., the Sun unleashed a record setting, X9.1 class solar flare, the most powerful of the current cycle and the 15th strongest ever since flares are recorded. The corresponding coronal mass ejection...
