The 2023 Quadrantid meteor shower: online observation – 4 Jan. 2023
Next 4 Jan. the Quadrantid meteor shower will reach its peak of activity and we will share it live, online: join us from the comfort of your home! * Because of a very hazy...
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Mars occulted by the Moon: images (8 Dec. 2022)
On the very night of its opposition Mars, the Red Planet, was occulted by the Moon. We covered this event, sharing it live with the community. A lunar occultation of a bright planet is,...
Grand Tour of the Solar System, all the planets at a glance – online observation (28 Dec. 2022)
At the end of the year, the sky offers us the opportunity to see all the planets of our Solar System at the very same time. Join us for a unique journey from the...
Artemis I: Orion spacecraft image and video: 8 Dec. 2022
We tracked the Artemis I – Orion spacecraft again, looking forward to show it live soon. We share here new image and video. The image above comes from a single 180-second exposure, remotely taken with...
Artemis I: Orion spacecraft spotted again: 7 Dec. 2022
We did again: after taking a record image of Orion at its farthest from the Earth, we captured it now that it is coming back, but still as distant as the Moon. The image...
The 25 Oct. 2022 partial solar eclipse: a report
We observed the 25 Oct. partial solar eclipse and shared the experience with the international community. Here we present a few images and a nice sequence. To image the eclipse, we used a Canon...
The Moon occults planet Uranus: a sequence – 5 Dec. 20022
Last night, the almost full Moon occulted planet Uranus. We could observe the start of the event, before clouds covered the sky. Here it is an interesting animation. I managed to capture a sequence...
Artemis I – Orion: back to Earth – online observation (10 Dec. 2022)
After taking a record making image, showing the spacecraft close to its farthest distance from Earth, we will show you live, via our telescopes, the Artemis I – Orion spacecraft ready to splashdown in the Pacific...
Ripresa la navetta Orion di Artemis I: ecco un’immagine da record – 27 novembre 2022
L’astrofisico Gianluca Masi, fondatore e Responsabile Scientifico del Virtual Telescope Project, è riuscito nell’impresa di fotografare la navetta Orion della Missione Artemis I, in orbita attorno alla Luna, mentre si avvicinava alla massima distanza...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2022 WM7 extremely close encounter: a image – 27 Nov. 2022
On 28 Nov. 2022, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 WM7 will have an extremely close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 78.500 km from its center. We captured it while it...
Artemis I: Orion spacecraft imaged: 27 Nov. 2022
We did something epic: we imaged the Artemis I – Orion spacecraft with our robotic telescopes, while it is orbiting the Moon. We are proud and pleased to share this unique image with the...
The Moon occults Mars at opposition: online observation – 8 Dec. 2022
Next 8 Dec. 2022, we will have an occultation of Mars by the Moon. While already very rare, it will be even more special, as it happens on the night the Red Planet will be...
Mars 2022: the Red Planet at its closest to Earth, online observation – 30 Nov. 2022
Planet Mars is back and it is showing at its best. The Virtual Telescope Project will bring to you the beauty of the Red Planet on the night of its minimum distance from our Earth:...
Supernova SN 2022wsp in NGC 7448 galaxy: a image – 15 Oct. 2022.
We observed the supernova SN 2022wsp in the spiral galaxy NGC 7448, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of six, 180-second exposures,...
