The Moon and Venus: online observation – 23 Apr. 2023
Next 23 April, the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will shine together, offering a very beautiful view. We will share the show live, online: join us from the comfort...
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The Moon meets the Pleiades: online observation – 22 Apr. 2023
Next 22 April, a sharp crescent Moon will shine about 4 degrees from the Pleiades, one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. We will share the show live, online: join us...
The 2023 Lyrid meteor shower: online observation – 23 Apr. 2023
Next 23 Apr. the Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak of activity and we will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home! Next 23 Apr. 2023 the Lyrid meteors will...
Venus with the Pleiades, Mercury easternmost elongation: online observation – 11 Apr. 2023
Next 11 Apr. 2023, the bright planet Venus will shine less than three degrees from the wonderful Pleiades star cluster. On the same evening, Mercury will be at its easternmost elongation from the Sun....
The Pink Full Moon 2023: online observation – 6 Apr. 2023
The Pink Full Moon is coming next 6 Apr. and the Virtual Telescope is ready to share it live, while it sets in Rome. Join us online, from the comfort of your home. At the...
Five Planets at a glance – online observation (28 Mar. 2023)
These evenings, at sunset, we can spot five planets at a glance: Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter by naked eye, Uranus with modest binoculars. We will be showing all of them live, online. From...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 DZ2 very close encounter: online observation – 25 Mar. 2023
Next 25 Mar. 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 173000 km from the Earth, less than one-half of the average lunar distance....
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 EY very close encounter: online observation – 17 Mar. 2023
Next 17 Mar. 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 EY will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 238000 km from the Earth, 62% of the average lunar distance. The Virtual...
The Worm Full Moon 2023: online observation – 7 Mar. 2023
The Worm Full Moon is coming next 7 Mar. and the Virtual Telescope is ready to share it live, while it rises above Rome. Join us online, from the comfort of your home. At the...
Ceres “meets” NGC 4654: online event – 26 Feb. 2023
On 26 Feb. 2023, the dwarf planet (1) Ceres will shine apparently close to the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 4654, offering a nice view. We will show this cosmic “meeting” live, online. + Updates:...
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter show – live event (22 Feb. 2023)
Next 22 Feb. 2023, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter, the three brightest objects in the night sky, will put a nice show up there, soon after sunset. We will admire them above the legendary skyline of...
Venus meets Neptune: a planetary conjunction – live event (15 Feb. 2023)
Next 15 Feb. 2023, planet Venus, the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon, will have a close conjunction with Neptune, the farthest, hence the faintest, known planet in the Solar System. We...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 BU extremely close encounter: image, video and podcast – 26 Jan. 2023
Here it is the near-Earth asteroid 2023 BU while it was around its minimum distance from our planet, captured during our very successful live observing session. The image above comes from a single, 60-second...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 BU extremely close encounter: a image – 24 Jan. 2023
On 27 Jan. 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 BU will have an extremely close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 10.000 km from its center. We captured it while it...
