After our first sight and several cloudy/windy nights, we imaged supernova ASASSN-15fq (aka SN 2016cok), in Messier 66, under fair sky conditions. The image above comes from the average of nine, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered,...
On 28 may 2016, the ASAS supernova survey discovered a possible supernova in the amazing Messier 66 spiral galaxy in Leo; the supernova nature was confirmed a few hours later, suggesting a type IIP...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
In occasione della seconda edizione dell’Asteroid Day, il Virtual Telescope Project, promotore dell’Asteroid Day per l’Italia, propone una suggestiva crociera: l’esplorazione in diretta degli asteroidi potenzialmente pericolosi. Grazie ai sofisticati strumenti parte del Virtual Telescope, sarà...
asteroid / event / free / near Earth
Looking for the English version of Asteroid Day 2016 activities? Click here! L’iniziativa ufficiale per l’Italia per celebrare insieme l’Asteroid Day! Un’iniziativa per curiosi del cielo, singoli appassionati e associazioni culturali! Partecipate numerosi. NB:...
After almost two years from last time, finally planet Mars is back at its best to be observed! The Red Planet, On 22 May 2016, will be at its opposition, that is Mars and the...
Four months after our last published observation, we slewed our robotic instruments to comet C/2013 US10 Catalina again, despite a very bright Moon and a poor altitude of the comet. The image above comes from the average...
As part of the follow-up programs part of the Virtual Telescope Project, we imaged comet C/2014 S2 Panstarrs. The image above comes from the average of 28, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount...
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2016) *** Join it LIVE here! *** Join this fabulous live, online observing event from the Virtual Telescope in Italy, hosted by Dr. Gianluca Masi! If you have been...
On 11 Apr. we slewed our main robotic unit to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, after our previous, successful session. The object was in the same spot in the sky as the famous “Leo Triplet” (M 65, M66 and...
Comet 252P/Linear has been and still is a well observed comet out there, while on the way to its fly-by with the Earth last 21 Mar. and now that it is leaving us. Despite its motion is...
Comet 162P/Siding Spring is a truly interesting comet. On 2004, G. Masi et al. discovered its unusual tail (IAUC 8436 and 8445). Last night, at Virtual Telescope, we wanted to observe this object again,...
Next 9 May 2016, the sky will offer us a truly spectacular and rare astronomical event: a transit of planet Mercury in front of the Sun. This is the first of these transits after the...
On 5 April 2016, at 02:21 UT, the 6 meters large near-Earth asteroid 2016 FW13 made an extremely close, but safe, encounter with our home planet, coming within 320.000 km. At Virtual Telescope we tried to grab it, despite...
On the morning of 9 April 2016, in broad daylight, a rare lunar occultation of Venus will be visible from most of Europe, Russia, Part of Northern Africa and part of Asia. The Moon...
– Planetary Parade (26 Jan. 2025)
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