Next 13 July, the Supermoon will be back, but with something special: it will be the largest full Moon of 2022. We will show it live, online, while the it rises above the legendary...
Next 14 June 2022, we will have the Strawberry full Moon, also the 2nd Supermoon of the year. Of course, the Virtual Telescope will share it live, while it will rise above the glorious...
Next 27 May 2022, the Moon and Venus, the brightest planet, will have a spectacular conjunction at dawn, shining very close to each other. We will show you it live, online. Such a close...
The Moon, planet Mercury and the Pleiades met in the evening sight, soon after sunset. The vision was awesome, here we share a couple of images. The sky is keeping us very busy, recently....
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This morning, I could really enjoy the wonderful planetary parade visible at dawn, plus the Moon. And a very special bonus were the transits of both the International Space Station and the Chinese Tianhe-1...
Next 16 May, the Moon will offer us a superb total eclipse. The Moon will also be close to its perigee, a so-called “Supermoon”. We will bring the eclipse to you live, thanks to...
Il 16 maggio la Luna ci regalerà una bellissima eclissi totale. Essa sarà osservabile solo parzialmente dall’Italia, soprattutto dagli insonni, visto che si verificherà all’alba, al tramonto della Luna. Ma varrà la pena seguirla:...
*** Join it LIVE here! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 19 November 2021, the Moon will offer a beautiful partial eclipse, well visible from the Americas and from the Far East. As in the past,...
Next 16 Oct. 2021, the International Observe the Moon Night will be back. As always, the Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of the event since 2019 – will offer you – on...
Next 22 Aug. will bring us a so-called “Blue Moon“. Nothing to do with the color of our satellite, of course, it is just “an additional” full Moon. For sure, it will put on...
Next 24 June 2021, we will have the Strawberry full Moon, also the last Supermoon of the year. Needless to say, the Virtual Telescope will share it live, while it will rise above the...
The Flower Supermoon was a unique experience in Rome: we admired it rising above the legendary monuments of the Eternal City, offering a breathtaking view. You know: we love the full Supermoon. While it...
*** Join it LIVE here! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 26 May 2021, the Flower Moon will offer an amazing total eclipse, well visible from Far East and Western Americas. As in the past, the...
Yesterday, we received the very sad news that astronaut Michael Collins, one of the three heroes of the legendary Apollo 11 lunar mission, passed away. We imaged asteroid (6471) named after him, to celebrate...
– Moon-Mars conjunction (9 Feb. 2025)
