Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2: new image – 24 Mar. 2020
We are happy to share with you a new image of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2: it is safely coming as close as 6.3 millions of km next 29 April. We will...
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SuperMoon 2020: the largest Full Moon of the year – online observation – 7 Apr. 2020
Next 8 April, the SuperMoon will be back, but with something special: it will be the largest full Moon of 2020. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online, while the Moon rises...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2: image and video – 20 Mar. 2020
We present here a new image and movie of the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2, coming as close as 6.3 millions of km next 29 April. Quite a large distance, telling us it will...
Vernal Equinox: the Jupiter-Mars conjunction welcomes the new season – 20 Mar. 2020
Today (exactly on 20 March 2020, at 03:50 UTC) our Sun, in its apparent motion along the Ecliptic, crossed the Celestial Equator from South to North: for this reason, we celebrate the Vernal Equinox....
The Moon, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn: a celestial meeting from my balcony – 19 Mar. 2020
The Moon made a nice meeting with planets Jupiter, Mars and Saturn, early today at dawn. I managed to capture the group from my balcony in Rome. I managed to wake up on time...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2: images and video – 16 Mar. 2020
We continue observing the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2, while it slowly prepares its flyby with our Earth, coming as close as 6.3 millions of km next month. So, a large distance, telling...
Leo I dwarf galaxy: a hidden treasure
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is not alone: a parade of small galaxies is all around it. Leo I, a dwarf galaxy, is one of them. Spotting it is not straightforward, as you...
C/2019 Y4 Atlas, the comet of 2020? – an image (11 Mar. 2020)
We continue monitoring comet C/2019 Y4 Atlas, which hopefully will be visible by naked eye next April and May. While we remember that comets are unpredictable, we continue our coverage of C/2019 Y4. The...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2: an image – 6 Mar. 2020
While the worldwide press is talking about it, we imaged the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2, while it is slowly and safely approaching us. This 1.8-4.1 km large minor planet will be at...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 close encounter: online observations – 29 Apr. 2020
Please note: because of clouds, the live feed has been rescheduled: new date: 29 Apr. 2020, starting at 18:30 UTC. Next 29 Apr. 2020, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (52768) 1998 OR2 will have a...
Asteroid (10931) Ceccano: a new image 22 years after its discovery – 22 Feb. 2020.
I discovered asteroid (10931) Ceccano on 16 Feb. 1998, a few months after building my observatory. It was my first asteroid discovery and my second discovery ever. Looking at it from time to time...
The 9 March 2020 Supermoon: online observation – 9 Mar. 2020
Next 9 March, we will enjoy the second Supermoon of 2020. At Virtual Telescope we will share the show with you from Rome, with the Moon rising above the stunning skyline of Rome, the...
Comet C/2019 Y4 (Atlas): an image (21 Feb. 2020)
Discovered at the end of last year, comet C/2019 Y4 (Atlas) could have a name you will hopefully remember: it could become bright enough in May to put a nice show up in the...
A fast radio burst repeating every 16.35 days: an image of the host galaxy of the Fast Radio Burst FRB 180916.J0158+65 – 16 Feb. 2020
Likely, you have heard of the repeating Fast Radio Burst FRB 180916.J0158+65, showing a likely periodicity of 16.35 days. We imaged the faint, host galaxy SDSS J015800.28+654253.0. Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are one of...
