18 Sept. 2024 Partial Supermoon Eclipse: online observation
Next 18 Sept. 2024, the second Supermoon of the year will offer us a partial eclipse. While not total, it will be nice to see. The Virtual Telescope Project we will show it live,...
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Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 ON close encounter: image & time-lapse (4 Sept. 2024).
We spotted the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 ON again, on its way to the safe close encounter it will have with our planet next 17 Sept. 2024, coming as close as one million of...
The 21 Aug. 2024 occultation of Saturn by the Moon: video
We are happy to present the time-lapse showing the 21 Aug. 2024 lunar occultation of Saturn, at the time shared live one our platform. The Virtual Telescope Project shared the 21 Aug. 2024 lunar...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 ON close encounter: an image – 31 Aug. 2024.
We imaged the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 ON while it was safely approaching our planet, going to have an interesting encounter with our planet, next 17 Sept. 2024, coming as close as one million...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 ON and near-Earth asteroid 2024 RQ close encounters: online observation – 15 Sept. 2024.
Next 17 Sept. 2024, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 ON will have a close and obviously safe encounter with us, coming at about 1 million of km from the Earth, 2.6 times the average...
International Observe the Moon Night 2024: online observation – 14 Sept. 2024
The International Observe the Moon Night is back: are you ready to celebrate? The Virtual Telescope Project – official supporter/key partner of this Nasa event since 2019 – will bring to you the beauty...
ESA’s Juice spacecraft imaged on its way to the fly-by with the Earth: image and animation – 10-11 Aug. 2024.
We spotted the ESA’s Juice spacecraft again, ready to its fly-by with the Earth next 20 Aug. and going to explore the icy satellites of Jupiter, reaching it in 2031. We present our image...
Jupiter and Mars meet in the sky: images of a superb conjunction – 12 & 14 Aug. 2024.
We admired the amazing conjunction between Jupiter and Mars, capturing its stunning colors and the richness of the sky on the background. The image above comes from the combination of 10, 120-second images, remotely...
ESA’s Juice spacecraft imaged on its way to the fly-by with the Earth – 9 Aug. 2024.
Almost one year and half after its launch, we imaged the ESA’s Juice spacecraft, having a fly-by with the Earth next 20 Aug. and going to explore the icy satellites of Jupiter, reaching it...
Jupiter and Mars meet in the sky: online observation (14 Aug. 2024)
Next 14 and 15 Aug. 2024, Jupiter and Mars will shine very close in the sky, at dawn. We will show this stunning conjunction live, online. In mid-August 2024, Jupiter and Mars will shine...
The Sturgeon Blue Supermoon 2024: online observation (19 Aug. 2024)
Next 19 Aug., we will have the 1st Supermoon of the year, the Sturgeon full Moon. It also is the 3rd full Moon of the four ones this season will show, a so-called Blue...
Comet 13P/Olbers: a new image – 8 Aug. 2024
We spotted comet 13P/Olbers again, admiring its amazing tail. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of 11, 120-second unfiltered exposures, taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount ME+C3Pro61000EC robotic unit available as part of the...
The Moon occults Saturn: online observation – 21 Aug. 2024.
Next 21 Aug. 2024, the Moon will occult Saturn, the ringed planet, offering an amazing show. The Virtual Telescope Project will share this wonderful event live, online. We are pleased to offer to the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 KH3 close encounter: an image – 31 July 2024.
We imaged again the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 KH3, which will have a relatively close, but obviously safe encounter with the Earth on 10 Aug. 2024, coming as close as 5.6 million of km...
