10 Feb. 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: images and podcast
At last, the 10 Feb. 2017 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse putted its show in the sky. While it was not the best eclipse possible, it still was a worthy sight. An image of the eclipse at...
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10 Feb. 2017: Penumbral Lunar Eclipse – online observations
Next 10 Feb. 2017 the Moon will enter Earth’s penumbra, offering a penumbral lunar eclipse. It will be perfectly visible from Italy. At Virtual Telescope we will broadcast it live, online, for free. To live...
The Moon meets Aldebaran: online observation of the lunar occultation – 05 Feb. 2017
On 05 Feb. 2017, the Moon will occult the bright star Aldebaran, the most luminous one in Taurus. It will be a spectacular sight and here at Virtual Telescope we will bring the experience to...
5 Feb. 2017, Aldebaran occultation by the Moon: how to see it?
Next 5 Feb. 2017 the Moon will occult the star Aldebaran. This is the second time that such Aldebaran occultation happens this year. Lunar occultations of a star are quite frequent, while the Moon travels across the...
The sky turns the year putting a great show out there: the Moon, Venus, Mars and Neptune: 30 Dec. 2016 and 01 Jan. 2017
While 2016 approached its end, ready to welcome 2017, the sky putted a marvelous great show out there, with the sharp Moon crescent and a planetary parade with the very bright Venus, the palely red...
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...
“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...
Happy 47th birthday, Apollo 11! – 20 July 2016
On July 20, 1969, 20:18:04 UTC, the Apollo 11 lunar lander touched the Moon: for the first time, man was walking on another world. This event marked the human history. Now, 47 years are gone...
06 April 2016: The Moon occults Venus – simulation
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...
The Moon, Venus and Mercury: a sublime meeting – 6 Feb. 2016
All images are © by Gianluca Masi. Do not use without permission. These mornings, as you know, there is a stunning show up in the sky: all the five, naked-eye planets are visible at a...
The nights of the five planets: images of a spectacular and rare astronomical show – 1-2 Feb. 2016.
All images are © by Gianluca Masi. Do not use without permission. These nights (well, I should say these mornings!), the sky is offering an amazing and rare event: all the “historic” five, naked eye...
A planetary parade in the sky late in January
Many people out there believe that you really need some powerful stuff as a big telescope to enjoy the wonders of the cosmos. But the sky shows this is absolutely not true! Late this...
The Moon meets Aldebaran: online observation of the lunar occultation – 23 Dec. 2015 – animations and podcast
Last 23 Dec., we successfully shared live, online, the lunar occultation of the bright star Aldebaran. It was the last event of a very intense 2015 and we are pleased to provide here the...
23 Dec. 2015, the Moon occults Aldebaran: how to see it?
On 23 Dec. 2015, the Moon will occult for the 12nd time in 2015 the star Aldebaran. This is the second one accessible from Italy, after the 29 Oct. event. Such an occultation of...
