Perseid meteor shower 2017: online observation – 12 Aug. 2017
The Perseid meteor shower is ready to put its show up there. At Virtual Telescope, we will share it live, online, so you can enjoy it from the comfort of your home. Next 12...
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Partial Lunar Eclipse in Rome above the Colosseum: 07 Aug. 2017
Last night, the partial lunar eclipse was a unique show in Rome. Seeing the Moon climbing the heaven above the Colosseum and the Forum made the sight priceless. Here they are some of our...
07 Aug. 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse – online observations
Next 07 Aug. 2017 the Moon will enter the Earth’s umbra, offering a partial lunar eclipse. It will be partly visible from Italy. It is a precious “appetizer” before the stunning total solar eclipse...
Asteroid Day 2017: “The Realm of Near-Earth Asteroids: online observing session” – 30 June 2017
Next 30 June 2017, anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event, we will celebrate the 3rd edition of “Asteroid Day“: it is “a global awareness movement where people from around the world come together to learn about...
Supernova SN 2017eaw in NGC 6946: online observing session (16 June 2017)
Last month, the bright supernova SN 2017eaw was discovered in the wonderful spiral galaxy NGC 6946, nicknamed “Fireworks”, holding the record of supernova explosions: ten events in exactly 100 years. Next 16 June, starting at 09:30 UT, we...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 JO25 close encounter: online event (19 Apr. 2017)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 19 Apr. 2017, at 12:24 UT, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2014 JO25 will reach the minimum distance from the...
“Walking on the Moon”: online observing session – 5 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it LIVE here! *** During Global Astronomy Month you can reach the Moon from home! Just join The Virtual Telescope Project for a remote, online lunar observing session...
Online Messier Marathon – 9th edition! – 12 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it here! *** Would you like to explore the many treasures of the famous Messier Catalogue from home? Would you like to see as...
“Stars for All!”: online cosmic journey – 22 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it LIVE here! *** Join this fabulous live, online observing event from the Virtual Telescope in Italy, hosted by Dr. Gianluca Masi! If you have been...
Asteroid Day Italia 2017: 30 giugno 2017
Looking for the English version of Asteroid Day 2017 activities? Click here! 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. ***...
10 Feb. 2017: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – online observations
Next 10 Feb. 2017 the Moon will enter Earth’s penumbra, offering a penumbral lunar eclipse. It will be perfectly visible from Italy. At Virtual Telescope we will broadcast it live, online, for free. To live...
The Moon meets Aldebaran: online observation of the lunar occultation – 05 Feb. 2017
On 05 Feb. 2017, the Moon will occult the bright star Aldebaran, the most luminous one in Taurus. It will be a spectacular sight and here at Virtual Telescope we will bring the experience to...
“Supermoon! The largest full Moon of the year”: online observation – 14 Nov. 2016
Next 14 Nov. 2016 we will have the largest full Moon of the year. No, better: the largest full Moon ever from 1948 to 2034. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online...
“Supermoon for the Virtual Telescope”: online event – 13 Dec. 2016
In 2016, the Virtual Telescope Project celebrates its first ten years of activities (2006-2016). To share with you such a epic milestone, we will celebrate with no less than the Supermoon. All this online,...
