4 April total Lunar Eclipse: report and podcast from an amazing event
The sky did not fail, once again, to amaze all of us, last 4 April. That day, a lunar eclipse was expected. It was mainly announced as a grazing total one: the full coverage...
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“Shadows around Jupiter: Callisto eclipses Ganymede” – online event (2 April 2015)
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2015) *** Join it LIVE here! *** These months, thanks to favorable geometrical conditions, we are enjoying mutual occultations and eclipses among the Galilean satellites. Some of these events...
Online Messier Marathon – 7th edition! – 22 April 2015
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2015) *** Join it LIVE here! *** Would you like to explore the many treasures of the famous Messier Catalogue from home? Would you like to...
4 April 2015: Total Lunar Eclipse – live event, online!
*** Join it LIVE here! *** an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2015) *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 4 April 2015, the Moon will offer an amazing total eclipse, well visible from the Americas,...
20 March 2015: Partial Solar Eclipse – live event, online!
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 20 March 2015, the Sun will offer a wonderful eclipse, going to be total in a narrow strip on the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (357439) – 2004 BL86: an unforgettable experience and event
After waiting for weeks, it finally happened: on 26 Jan. 2015 the potentially hazardous asteroid (357439) – 2004 BL86 made its close encounter with the Earth, putting a great show out there for those willing to...
“The turning point of comet Lovejoy: comet C/2014 Q2 at perihelion” – online observing session (30 jan. 2015)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** ggg *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** After a great show over the last weeks, on 30 Jan. 2015, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy will...
The Geminid Meteor Shower 2014: online event – 14 Dec. 2014
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 14 Dec. 2014, the spectacular Geminid meteor shower will be back with its spectacular show. The winter,...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: live observing session – 6 & 12 Jan. 2015
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** A nice comet is coming for this Christmas: it is comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy. Hopefully, it will be...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (357439) – 2004 BL86 very close encounter: online event (26 Jan. 2015)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 26 Jan. 2015, at 16:20 UT, the 650-meters large potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) asteroid (357439) –...
8 October 2014 – Total Lunar Eclipse: podcast
Below is the podcast of our live coverage of the 8 Oct. lunar eclipse, an international, very successful campaign hosted by the Virtual Telescope Back to “podcasts” page Support The Virtual...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 WC201 very close encounter: online event (01 Dec. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 02 Dec. 2014, at 04:52 UT, the 20-meters large asteroid 2014 WC201 will made a very close...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 UF56 is approaching: an image (26 Oct. 2014)
While waiting for the near-Earth asteroid 2014 UF56 and its very close encounter later today, we imaged this small, ~14 meters rock 24 hours, while it was already within one million kilometers. Above is...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 SC324: an exceptional movie
Last night, at Virtual Telescope we tracked the near-Earth Asteroid 2014 SC324, sharing it with our followers online, in real time. In particular, on 25 Oct. 2014, we managed to collect 110 images, back...
