After the very successful coverage of the 11 Mar. 2015 mutual event, at Virtual Telescope we planned to cover another one happening among Jupiter’s satellites on 30 Mar. 2015, in order to contribute to...
While we are all waiting for the next 20 Mar. solar eclipse, another world is showing amazing shadow plays: Jupiter and its satellites. While eclipses on Jupiter by its moons are quite common, what...
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...
We have been waiting for so long and finally we made it. At Virtual Telescope we just said “good bye” to the thousands of friends following our live webcast showing this historic encounter. We...
The Virtual Telescope Project provided a live coverage of the lunar occultation of Saturn, last 14 May 2014. The event turned out to be a fantastic experience, with thousands of viewers from all the...
*** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 14 May 2014, the Moon will occult Saturn, the ringed planet, for one of the most beautiful shows in the sky. The occultation will be visible from part...
Below is the podcast of the online event, hosted during Global Astronomy Month 2014. Back to “Podcast” page Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and receive an EXCLUSIVE image of the stunning...
Last night, seeing was quite good, as typical at the observing site, and some images of planet Mars were planned. Mars was just south, so at its best. Above is the average of 50...
Jupiter is always a rewarding sight. Its magnificent size, its continuously fast evolving atmosphere and its satellites make it a dynamic experience. Last night, while we were preparing the Celestron C14 robotic unit for...
This amazing movie was made using a great number of images collected with the Celestron C14 robotic unit available as part of Virtual Telescope Project, at dawn on Aug 12, 2009. It shows Ganymede...
On this website you will not find any mention to the so called 2012 end of the world other than this post. This because the world is not going to end and if you were disappointed...
Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System. It is surrounded by a huge number of satellites, the biggest ones were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. It is always a very rewarding...
Early on 8 Sept. 2012, the Moon was meeting a few very beautiful objects, like Jupiter and the bright, orange star Aldebaran. All around the Iades, the well-known open cluster in Taurus. It was...
Moon, Jupiter and Taurus: 8 Sept. 2012, 02:30UT It is not rare that, with all the beauties up there, something more special than usual happens in the sky. Early on Sept. 8, 2012, observers...
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