Comet 65P/Gunn: an image (10 Sept. 2018)
Comet 65P/Gunn orbits the Sun with a period of 6.8 years. Its last perihelion was on Oct 2017. Here it is an image we captured about one year later, on Sept. 2018. The image above...
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Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann: an image (10 Sept. 2018)
Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is one of the most studied dirty snowballs out there, as it shows frequent outburst, making it a unique object. We observed this comet many times over the year, but quite oddly...
Nova Delphini 2013 – V339 Del: a new image (03 Sept. 2018)
More than three years after our last published image of Nova Delphini 2013, aka as V339 Del, we are pleased to share this new one, captured early in Sept. 2018. The image above comes from...
“Rome and the Stars”: an original 2019 wall calendar with unique images
* NB: Versione in Italiano qui! * Gianluca Masi, astrophysicist and photographer, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project, has been sharing his stunning images with the world for a long time. He has just released...
The Moon and its magic night: a view from Rome – 20 Oct. 2018
The Moon did it again. Its “International Observe the Moon Night” (InOMN 2018) was a huge planetary success and we could share its view from Rome with the world, facing the glory of the Roman...
The International Space Station passes above Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome – 7 Oct. 2018
The International Space Station (ISS) is always ready to capture our imagination, especially when it flies above the glorious monuments of Rome. Last night we caught it just above Castel Sant’Angelo. On 7 Oct....
The Tiangong-2 Chinese space station flies above Rome – 6 Sept. 2018
Among the artificial satellites up there, the Tiangong-2 Chinese space station is one of the most important. It hosted a manned mission only one time, in 2016, being unmanned since then. Here it is...
Comet 37P/Forbes: an image (10 Sept. 2018)
Comet 37P/Forbes orbits the Sun with a period of 6.3 years. Its last perihelion was last May. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the...
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels: an image (17 Sept. 2018)
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels orbits the Sun with a period of 9.4 years. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the average of six, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
“Goodbye, shiny Venus”: images and podcast from our 23 Sept. 2018 live feed.
Planet Venus offered a stunning view at sunset, setting above Rome and its monuments. We shared the experience live, with the planet showing beside the St. Peter’s Basilica. We have been keeping an eye...
“Goodbye, shiny Venus!”: online, live observation of the planet at its brightest – 23 Sept. 2018
These very days, planet Venus reaches its peak in luminosity since the beginning of the year, before leaving the evening sky. At Virtual Telescope we will say goodbye to Venus at sunset, while it...
International Observe the Moon Night 2018: online observation – 20 Oct. 2018
Next 20 Oct. 2018, the world will celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2018. After the huge, international success of the 2017 edition, the Virtual Telescope Project will make possible again for you...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (17 Sept. 2018)
We continue observing comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner after its perihelion, while it leaves the inner Solar System. The comet is slowly fading. The image above comes from the average of 22, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected “Elena”...
Venus retires from the evening sky, setting beside St.Peter’s Dome – 15 & 16 Sept. 2018
After shining for months at sunset, Venus is ready to leave the evening sky, back to early morning shows. We captured the planet from Rome, while it set beside the St. Peter’s Dome and...
