28 Oct. 2023 partial lunar eclipse: online observation
Next 28 Oct. 2023, the Moon will offer us a beautiful show: a partial eclipse. While not total, it will be nice to see. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online, from...
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The 14 Oct. Annular Solar Eclipse: a live, international event
Next 14 Oct., the Sun will amaze us with a wonderful annular eclipse. We will bring the show to you live, thanks to an international team. *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 14 Oct....
“Una Notte tra le Stelle”: esplorazione del cielo più buio dell’Italia peninsulare – 5 ottobre 2023
In occasione delle “100 Ore di Astronomia” dell’International Astronomical Union, il Virtual Telescope Project propone in diretta streaming l’osservazione delle meraviglie del cielo di Manciano (GR), il più stellato della penisola, l’ultimo rimasto, oggi...
Osiris-Rex: back to Earth and beyond – online observation (23 Sept. 2023)
Nasa’s Osiris-Rex is on its way back, ready to deliver sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth. We will try to show in real-time the spacecraft 12 hours before releasing the precious Sample Return Capsule...
The 31 Aug. 2023 Blue Supermoon: the largest full Moon of the year – online observation
Next 31 Aug., the Supermoon will be back for the third time this year, but with two amazing bonuses: it will be the largest full Moon of 2023 and will be a so-called “Blue...
Perseid meteor shower 2023, online observation – 13 Aug. 2023
The Perseid meteor shower is back, ready to put a wonderful show up there. We will share it live, online, at their peak: join us from the comfort of your home. This year, the...
See the Chandrayaan-3 space probe on its way to the Moon, live – 16 July 2023.
The Indian Chandrayaan-3 Moon-landing mission was just launched successfully and we will try to show it live once in space, a few hours later. Join us from the comfort of your home! The Chandrayaan-3...
The Sturgeon Supermoon 2023: online observation (1 Aug. 2023)
Next 1 Aug., we will have the 2nd Supermoon of 2023, the Sturgeon full Moon. We will show it online, while it rises above the legendary skyline of Rome. Next 1 Aug. 2023, the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2019 LH5 close encounter: a image – 6 July 2023
Earlier this morning, the large (diameter between 210 and 470 meters) potentially hazardous asteroid 2019 LH5 had a relatively close and obviously safe encounter with the Earth. It came as close as 5.7 million...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 MU2 online event: a huge success – 25 June 2023
We shared live images of the near-Earth asteroid 2023 MU2 while safely coming very close to us. Below one image from last night, a nice animation and the podcast from our live feed. The...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 MU2 very close encounter: online observation – 25 June 2023
Next 25 June 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 MU2 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 215000 km from the Earth, about 60% of the average lunar distance....
The 2023 Buck Supermoon: online observation (3 July 2023)
Next 3 July, we will have the first Supermoon of 2023, the Buck full Moon. We will show it online, while it rises above the legendary skyline of Rome. Next 3 July 2023, the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (488453) 1999 XD close encounter: online observation – 11 June 2023
Next 12 June 2023, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (488453) 1994 XD will have a relatively close and obviously safe fly-by with our planet, coming as close as 3.1 millions of km, about 8 times the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (488453) 1994 XD close encounter: a image – 6 June 2023
We imaged again the potentially hazardous asteroid (488453) 1994 XD, while waiting for its relatively close and obviously safe encounter with the Earth, next 12 June. It will come as close as 3.1 millions of km,...
