Earth and Stars / event / free / planets
Planet Venus offered a stunning view at sunset, setting above Rome and its monuments. We shared the experience live, with the planet showing beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. We have been keeping an eye...
These very days, planet Venus reaches its peak in luminosity since the beginning of the year, before leaving the evening sky. At Virtual Telescope we will say goodbye to Venus at sunset, while it...
Next 20 Oct. 2018, the world will celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2018. After the huge, international success of the 2017 edition, the Virtual Telescope Project will make possible again for you...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
We shared live the near-Earth asteroid 2018 RC while it was close to its minimum distance from our planet. It was a great experience, with many thousands of viewers connected from all around the...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
Next 9 Sept. 2018, the near-Earth Asteroid 2018 RC will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 220.000 km from the Earth’s surface, 50% of the lunar distance. The Virtual...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2015 FP118 will have a relatively close encounter with our planet next 3 Sept. 2018, coming at about 4.7 millions km from us, 12 times the average lunar distance. We imaged...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth / Potentially Hazardous Asteroid / TV
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 3 Sept. 2018, at 10:09 UT, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2015 FP118 will reach the minimum distance from the...
Earth and Stars / event / free / meteors
Amazing: this is what I can say after the stunning show of the Perseids 2018, as we enjoyed it from Castel Santa Maria, in the province of Perugia, Italy, under very dark skies. We saw...
Earth and Stars / eclipse / event / free / the Moon
The recent, longest total lunar eclipse of the Century and planet Mars at its great opposition, admired above the legendary Colosseum in Rome, from the ancient Roman Forum on the Palatine Hill, set a...
The Perseid meteor shower is ready to put a great show up there, this year. At Virtual Telescope, we will share it live, online, for you to enjoy it from the comfort of your...
Il prossimo 27 luglio 2018 il cielo ci regalerà la più lunga eclissi totale di Luna del secolo e una grande opposizione di Marte, il pianeta Rosso. Un evento semplicemente memorabile. Noi del Virtual...
Next 27 July 2018, the sky will offer us a unique view: a total lunar eclipse, with the Moon wearing its elegant, ruby dress and Mars, the red planet, at its most favorable observing...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
L’iniziativa ufficiale per l’Italia per celebrare insieme l’Asteroid Day! Un’iniziativa per curiosi del cielo, singoli appassionati e associazioni culturali! Partecipate numerosi. *** NB: Comunicato Stampa Asteroid Day 2018 *** Il prossimo 30 giugno si terrà la...
The moon will seem close enough to touch during The Virtual Telescope Project’s remote, online lunar observing session. Have fun with plenty of friends from all around the planet! This year Virtual Telescope’s host...
– The Beaver Supermoon 2024: online observation (15 Nov. 2024)
– Asteroid 2020 XR: online observation (3 Dec. 2024)
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