Sky of the Month – star charts: Dec. 2016
Above is a star chart showing the whole sky of the month as visible on Dec. 15, 2016, at 20:30 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;42°N). Of course, it is valid...
The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0 Blog
A new website for the 10th Anniversary
This 2016 marks the 10th year of activity since the Virtual Telescope Project was launched in 2006. I did write some thoughts on this a few weeks ago and while we are still waiting...
The magnificent show of the Supermoon – 14 Nov. 2016
Finally it arrived, the long awaited 14 Nov. 2016 Supermoon. It did not fail to capture those who tried to observe it, facing the clouds and other weather issues. At Virtual Telescope, we showed...
Il magnifico spettacolo della Superluna – 14 novembre 2016
Alla fine è arrivata, l’attesa Superluna del 14 novembre 2016. E non ha mancato di incantare quanti hanno voluto cercarla ed ammirarla, nonostante i capricci del meteo. Il Virtual Telescope ne ha mostrato in...
“My Supermoon”: photographic contest for the 14 Nov. 2016 full Moon
On the occasion of the 14 Nov. 2016 Supermoon, the Virtual Telescope invites you to image it, capturing our satellite with some nice monuments and/or corners of your city. Our team will select three...
“La mia Superluna”: concorso fotografico dedicato alla Luna piena del 14 novembre
In occasione della “Superluna” del 14 novembre 2016, il Virtual Telescope vi invita a fotografare il nostro satellite naturale, cogliendolo magari nel contesto della vostra città, come sfondo a celebri monumenti o paesaggi naturali....
Superluna del 14 novembre 2016: la Luna piena più grande in più di 80 anni
Tutti siamo affascinati dalla Luna piena. Il suo bel disco e la sua luce spettacolare rappresentano sempre una visione memorabile. La sua presenza nel cielo offre sempre un’occasione straordinaria per catturare meravigliose immagini, includendo...
Comet 56P/Slaughter-Burnham: an image (27 Oct. 2016)
Comet 56P/Slaughter-Burnham was discovered on January 27, 1959 by Charles D. Slaughter and Robert Burnham of the Lowell Observatory. It has a period of 11.5 years and its next passage to perihelion will be in...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2016 VA: an exceptional image – 02 Nov. 2016
Last 02 Nov. 2016, at 00:42 UT, the 15-meters large asteroid 2016 VA had an extremely close, but safe encounter with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from us of about 80.000 km. At...
“Supermoon! The largest full Moon of the year”: online observation – 14 Nov. 2016
Next 14 Nov. 2016 we will have the largest full Moon of the year. No, better: the largest full Moon ever from 1948 to 2034. At Virtual Telescope we will show it live, online...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2016 VA: very close encounter with eclipse! – 01 Nov. 2016
The near-Earth asteroid 2016 VA was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Sky Survey in Arizona (USA) on 1 Nov. 2016 and announced later the same day by the Minor Planet Center. The object was going...
14 Nov. 2016 supermoon: the largest full Moon in more than 80 years.
We all love the full Moon. Its beautiful disk and spectacular light are always a memorable sight. Its presence in the sky is always an exceptional opportunity to grab wonderful images, including other natural elements...
A picture for the 10th birthday of the Virtual Telescope Project: comet C/2006 M4 Swan
As you know, this year the Virtual Telescope Project celebrates its 10th Birthday: ten years where it made history both in science and public outreach. While we will properly celebrate this amazing goal, meantime we...
V1647 Ori and Mcneil nebula: possible fading? – 24 Oct. 2016
After our first observations of this new season, we looked at V1647 Ori and McNeil Nebula again, to collect new data. The star looked fainter than our previous observations, suggesting the source is finally fading after...
