Goodbye, Toutatis!
The race is over. While I’m writing this, the potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis is on its orbit, leaving us after the close encounter it had with the Earth on Dec. 12. It was...
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (4179) Toutatis close approach: updates(12 Dec. 2012)
The potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis reached its minimum distance from the Earth on Dec. 12, at 6:40 UT. About ten hours later, while still within 7 millions of km from our planet, the Virtual Telescope...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (4179) Toutatis close approach: video (11 Dec. 2012)
At the Virtual Telescope, we have been constantly following the potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis. In the image above, the telescope tracked the asteroid, so stars appears as trails. The video below comes from...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (4179) Toutatis close approach: updates (11 Dec. 2012)
The potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis is approaching its minimum distance from the Earth. The Virtual Telescope is monitoring it and captured the image above, where the PlaneWave 17 robotic unit was tracking the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (4179) Toutatis close approach: video (8 Dec. 2012)
While approaching our planet, the potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis is monitored by the Virtual Telescope robotic facility and these image and video come from a good observing session. In the image above, the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (4179) Toutatis close approach: updates (8 Dec. 2012)
The potentially hazardous asteroid (4179) Toutatis continues its trip around the Sun, bringing it in a few days to a minimum distance of 7 millions of km from our Planet. It is worth to...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (4179) Toutatis close approach
*** The Virtual Telescope will offer a FREE online, live observing session, sharing images in real time, as well as the audio comment by its astrophysicists. The online event is scheduled for Dec. 13,...
Stars of the Month: November 2012
Our monthly description of the night sky, month after month, is back with a new series. As always, it will be a live broadcast, with Gianluca Masi, from the Virtual Telescope Project. Discover what...
“Cosmic Gems in the Autumn Skies”: online event
This is a seasonal tour of the Cosmos offered by the Virtual telescope Project. Are you ready to leave for a journey through the wonders of the Autumn skies? If yes, save the date...
The Virtual Telescope Project: online presentation (29 Sept. 2012)
After six years of operations, the Virtual Telescope is now a real international “star”. More than 1.500.000 individuals from 200 Countries discovered the Cosmos through our robotic telescope system, guided by professional astronomers devoted...
Asteroid 2012 QG42: last minute call!
On 15 Sept. 2012, at 19.30 UT, the Virtual Telescope will offer a free, last minute live view of potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QG42. To join, you just need to enter, at the given date and time,...
Potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QE50 close encounter: 8 Oct. 2012
After asteroid 2012 QG42, on 9 Oct. 2012, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QE50, discovered on 28 Aug. 2012 by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona, will approach our planet with a minimum (safe!) distance...
Stars of the Month: October 2012
Our monthly description of the night sky, month after month, is back with a new series. As always, it will be a live broadcast, with Gianluca Masi, from the Virtual Telescope Project. Discover what...
Live event: “Asteroid 2012 DA14: a record close approach”
** LIVE VIEW of asteroid 2012 DA14: click here! ** The Virtual Telescope Project is proud to invite you to a very spectacular online event, almost a once in a lifetime chance. On 15...
