Venus meets the Pleiades above Rome: 25 April 2018
Venus and the Pleiades met again up there at sunset, something happening from time to time. But it is always a unique sight and we are pleased to share with you some stunning photographs...
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“Walking on the Moon”: online observing session – 23 April 2018
The moon will seem close enough to touch during The Virtual Telescope Project’s remote, online lunar observing session. Have fun with plenty of friends from all around the planet! This year Virtual Telescope’s host...
“Tiangong 1: Are You Still There?”: last attempt to see it live – 02 April 2018, 03:45 UTC
NB:Tiangong 1 reentered on 2 Apr. 2018, at 00:16 UTC, so this live feed has been cancelled. After we saw it live last week, we will try to show the Tiangong 1 Chinese space...
Venus and Mercury meet at sunset: a stunning view from Rome – 14 Mar. 2018
These days, at sunset, you can enjoy a stunning couple up there: planets Venus and Mercury, shining for a while in the twilight. Here they are a few images we captured from Rome. At...
The Tiangong-1 Chinese space station and the winter stars – 9 Mar. 2018
The Tiangong-1 Chinese space station is moving along a decaying orbit. It should re-enter our atmosphere in the next few weeks, so we have just a few more chances to observe it. Some surviving debris could...
Near-Earth asteroid 2018 CB extremely close encounter: a stunning image and video (9 Feb. 2018)
Recently, the near-Earth asteroid 2018 CB had an extremely close encounter with the Earth, coming as close as 64.000 km from the surface of our planet. We showed it live, online to many thousands...
The New Year’s Supermoon: images
The New Year’s Supermoon started 2018 in a great way. We observed it from Rome, Italy, despite the clouds and could share it live with many thousands of people from all around the globe. At...
Sky of the Month – star charts: Jan. 2018
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Jan. 15, 2018, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
New Year with the Supermoon: 1 Jan. 2018
The sky will welcome the new year with the amazing show of the Supermoon, the largest of 2018. Our satellite will reach its minimum distance from the Earth (perigee) next 1 Jan., at 21:56...
Next 3 Dec., the Supermoon is back: the only one visible in 2017
Next 3 Dec. 2017, one year after its last show, the Supermoon will be back again in the sky, being the only one visible in 2017. On that day, our beautiful Moon will be full...
Venus and Jupiter kiss again: a spectacular conjunction – 13 Nov. 2017
Next 13 Nov. 2017, the sky will have a special surprise for those waking up early in the morning: a spectacular conjunction between Venus and Jupiter, coming closer than 0.3 degrees, resulting in a...
SuperMoon 2017: the largest Full Moon of the year – online observation – 3 Dec. 2017
Next 3 Dec. 2017 we will have the largest full Moon of the year. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online, while the Moon will rise above the legendary skyline of Rome....
The Moon and its magic international night: 28 Oct. 2017
The International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) 2017 was an amazing success at the Virtual Telescope Project. Our live event made possible to many thousands of people to celebrate the Moon, even if they...
International Observe the Moon Night 2017: online observation – 28 Oct. 2017
Next 28 Oct. 2017, the world will celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2017. Launched in 2010, it is an opportunity for all of us to look up and discover the Moon, its...
