Next 4 March, the SpaceX Falcon 9 booster of the Deep Space Climate Observatory (launched in 2015) will hit the far side of the Moon. About one month earlier, it will be visible from Earth...
The James Webb Space Telescope has finally reached the L2 point and we imaged it. The image above comes from a single 300-second exposure, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E)...
asteroid / event / near Earth
As expected the potentially hazardous asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 did a great show on the night of its fly-by: we showed it live to hundreds of thousands people from all over the world. Here...
We captured several images of the potentially hazardous asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 while safely approaching us. We made a still picture and nice animation. The image above comes from a single, 60-second exposure, remotely...
A few hours ago, the near-Earth asteroid 2022 AC4 had a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the center of the Earth of about 92.000 km, 24%...
We observed comet 108P/Ciffreo again, clearly spotting its possible fragmentation. The image is presented below. The image above comes from the average of 14, 180-second exposure, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″+Paramount...
We imaged comet 108P/Ciffreo, after hearing of the possible fragmentation of its nucleus. Our image likely confirms the event. The image above comes from the average of 15, 180-second exposure, unfiltered, remotely collected with...
We continue to track the James Webb Space Telescope and last night we grabbed new nice image and video. * See the James Webb Space Telescope LIVE, online! * The image above comes from...
After several cloudy nights, we had another glimpse of the James Webb Space Telescope. Here it is our latest image. * See the James Webb Space Telescope LIVE, online! * The image above comes...
Yesterday, the near-Earth asteroid 2021 YK had a very close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the center of the Earth of about 188.000 km, 49% of the average...
Despite a very hazy sky, we captured the James Webb Space Telescope again. Here it is our new image. * See the James Webb Space Telescope LIVE, online! * The image above comes from...
We symbolically observed the James Webb Space Telescope on the last night of 2021, finding it brighter than the previous night. * See the James Webb Space Telescope LIVE, online! * The image above...
event / satellite / spacecraft
Next 8 Jan. 2022, we will observe the James Webb Space Telescope from the ground and will show it live, online: join us in this adventure from the comfort of your home! The James...
Next 18 Jan. 2022, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 will have a close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 2 millions of km from the Earth. The Virtual Telescope Project will...
– The Beaver Supermoon 2024: online observation (15 Nov. 2024)
– Asteroid 2020 XR: online observation (3 Dec. 2024)
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