asteroid / event / free / near Earth
Once again, an asteroid was the “star” of our live, online activities. This time, it was the near-Earth asteroid 2014 SC324 coming as close as about 550.000 km on 24 Oct. at 19:21 UT....
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
Less than 24 hours before its close approach, at Virtual Telescope we imaged near-Earth asteroid 2014 SC324 while it was peaking in brightness at magnitude 13.5. The image above is a single 300-seconds exposure, remotely...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
While waiting for the live event covering this object, we observed the near-Earth asteroid 2014 SC324 on its approaching route. Late this next 24 Oct., this 60-meters large object will “touch” a minimum distance...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 24 Oct. 2014, at 19:31 UT, the 60-meters large asteroid 2014 SC324 will made a very close...
*** See it LIVE: click here! *** *** See it LIVE: click here! *** Next 19 Oct. 2014, we will see an extremely rare event: comet C/2013 A1 will pass extremely close to planet Mars, about...
*** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 8 Oct. 2014, the Moon will offer an amazing total eclipse, visible from the Americas, Australia, New Zealand and most of Asia. Following the great experience we had...
At Virtual Telescope we have a dream, a big dream. After eight years of amazing work and dedication, bringing the beauty of the Cosmos to more than 6 millions of individuals from more than...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** This 6th Sept. 2014 celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2014 with the Virtual Telescope! We...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 7 Sept. 2014, at 18:19 UT, the 20-meters large asteroid 2014 RC will made a very...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 21 Aug. the Virtual Telescope Project will celebrate its 8th birthday with a special, *free* online event, offering an unforgettable journey...
asteroid / conjunction / event / free
Finally, at Virtual Telescope we observed the dwarf planet (1) Ceres and the asteroid (4) Vesta at their minimum angular distance (10 arcminutes, 1/3 of the angular size of the full Moon disk), sharing...
asteroid / conjunction / event / free
While Ceres and Vesta prepare their closest conjunction. at Virtual Telescope we imaged this unusual couple again. Above is an image showing the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta less than 12 arcminutes...
asteroid / conjunction / event / free
Next 5 July, we will show live the amazing, rare conjunction between the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta. While waiting for this big show, we captured this view already showing the couple...
*** See Ceres and Vesta live here! *** Next 5 July 2014, the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta will apparently meet in the same spot in the sky: they will be less...
– Moon-Mars conjunction (9 Feb. 2025)
