asteroid / event / free / near Earth
On 21 Oct. 2020, the near-Earth Asteroid 2020 UA will have a extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 46000 km from the Earth, 12% of the average lunar distance. The...
We imaged the bright supernova SN 2020uxz and its host galaxy NGC 514, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of five,...
We imaged the bright supernova SN 2020ssf and its host galaxy NGC 7722, as part of our supernova follow-up program: here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of twelve,...
After more than two years, planet Mars is back at its best to be observed. The Virtual Telescope will bring the beauty of the Red Planet to you, live: join us online, from the...
conjunction / event / planets
Next 21 Dec. 2020, when we will welcome the Winter Solstice, the sky will offer us a extremely rare event: an exceptionally close, great conjunction between planets Jupiter and Saturn. They have not been...
NGC 7537 and NGC 7541 (=NGC 7581) make a nice pair up there, lurking among the faint stars of Pisces, the Zodiacal Fish. We captured a nice image, find it below. The image above...
In about three hours, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 SW will safely come as close as 27000 km, 7% the average distance of the Moon and closer than Geostationary satellites. Last night, we imaged it...
In a few hours, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 SW will have and exceptionally close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 27000 km, 7% the average...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
On 24 Sept. 2020, the near-Earth Asteroid 2020 SW will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 27000 km from the Earth, 7% of the average lunar distance. The...
Minutes ago, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 RZ6 had a very close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 340000 km, 0.88 times the average distance of...
A few hours ago, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 RD4 had a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 110000 km, 0.28 times the average...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
On 14 Sept. 2020, the near-Earth Asteroid 2020 RD4 will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 100000 km from the Earth, 1/4th of the average lunar distance. The...
Earlier today, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 RF3 had a extremely close, but safe, approach with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from the Earth of about 92000 km, 0.24 times the average distance of...
Last night, 8 Sept. 2020, the near-Earth asteroid 2020 RJ had a close, but safe encounter with our planet. It came as close as 1.2 millions of km, so about 3.3 times the average...
– Planetary Parade (26 Jan. 2025)
