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604					<article id="post-207443" class="group post-207443 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-satellite category-spacecraft tag-roman-space-telescope">
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608			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/31/the-roman-space-telescope-and-its-falcon-heavy-upper-stage-spotted-in-space-a-few-hours-after-launch-30-aug-2026/" title="The Roman Space telescope and its Falcon Heavy upper stage spotted in space a few hours after launch &#8211; 30 Aug. 2026.">
609				<img width="720" height="340" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RomanTelescopeMasi_30aug2026-720x340.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-large size-thumb-large wp-post-image" alt="The Roman Space Telescope and the Falcon Heavy upper stage, captured less than 8 hours after launch. 30 Aug. 2026." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RomanTelescopeMasi_30aug2026-720x340.jpg 720w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/RomanTelescopeMasi_30aug2026-520x245.jpg 520w" sizes="(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px" />															</a>
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611
612		<div class="post-meta group">
613			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/satellite/" rel="category tag">satellite</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/spacecraft/" rel="category tag">spacecraft</a></p>
614      <p class="post-date">
615  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-08-31 00:34:45">08/31/2026</time>
616</p>
617
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619
620		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
621			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/31/the-roman-space-telescope-and-its-falcon-heavy-upper-stage-spotted-in-space-a-few-hours-after-launch-30-aug-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="The Roman Space telescope and its Falcon Heavy upper stage spotted in space a few hours after launch &#8211; 30 Aug. 2026.">The Roman Space telescope and its Falcon Heavy upper stage spotted in space a few hours after launch &#8211; 30 Aug. 2026.</a>
622		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
623
624		  		<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
625  			<p>We spotted the Roman Space Telescope on its way to the lagrangian L2 point, less than 8 hours after launch. We also captured the SpaceX Falcon Heavy upper stage. See our image and animation&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
626  		</div><!--/.entry-->
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632    <div class="post-row">        <article id="post-207435" class="group grid-item post-207435 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nova tag-nova-sagittae-2026 tag-pnv-j19450648182242 tag-v488-sagittae tag-v488-sge">
633	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
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636			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/28/v488-sagittae-nova-sagittae-2026-pnv-j194506481822422-image-of-a-classic-nova-25-aug-2026/" title="V488 Sagittae = Nova Sagittae 2026 (PNV J19450648+1822422), image of a classic nova &#8211; 25 Aug. 2026">
637				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NovaSge2026_25aug2026-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="V488 Sge = Nova sagittae 2026, captured on 25 August. 2026." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NovaSge2026_25aug2026-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NovaSge2026_25aug2026-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100v
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639
640		<div class="post-meta group">
641			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/nova/" rel="category tag">nova</a></p>
642			<p class="post-date">
643  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-08-28 13:01:03">08/28/2026</time>
644</p>
645
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647
648		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
649			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/28/v488-sagittae-nova-sagittae-2026-pnv-j194506481822422-image-of-a-classic-nova-25-aug-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="V488 Sagittae = Nova Sagittae 2026 (PNV J19450648+1822422), image of a classic nova &#8211; 25 Aug. 2026">V488 Sagittae = Nova Sagittae 2026 (PNV J19450648+1822422), image of a classic nova &#8211; 25 Aug. 2026</a>
650		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
651
652				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
653			<p>We observed V488 Sge, aka Nova Sagittae 2026 a few hours after its discovery and share our picture below. The image above comes from the average of five, 120-second exposure, unfiltered, remotely taken with&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
654		</div><!--/.entry-->
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657</article><!--/.post-->            <article id="post-207427" class="group grid-item post-207427 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nova category-spectroscopy tag-nova-sagittarii-2026-no-3 tag-tcp-j18251276-2225293 tag-v8055-sagittarii">
658	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
659
660		<div class="post-thumbnail">
661			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/26/v8055-sagittarii-nova-sagittarii-2026-no-3-tcp-j18251276-2225293-image-and-spectroscopy-a-classic-nova-25-aug-2026/" title="V8055 Sagittarii = Nova Sagittarii 2026 No. 3 (TCP J18251276-2225293), image and spectroscopy: a classic nova &#8211; 25 Aug. 2026">
662				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/V8055Sgr_NovaSgr2026n3_25aug2026-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="V8055 Sagittarii = Nova Sagittarii 2026 No. 3 (TCP J18251276-2225293): spectrum taken on 25 Aug. 2026." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/V8055Sgr_NovaSgr2026n3_25aug2026-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/V8055Sgr_NovaSgr2026n3_25aug2026-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
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664
665		<div class="post-meta group">
666			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/nova/" rel="category tag">nova</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/spectroscopy/" rel="category tag">spectroscopy</a></p>
667			<p class="post-date">
668  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-08-26 13:57:00">08/26/2026</time>
669</p>
670
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672
673		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
674			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/26/v8055-sagittarii-nova-sagittarii-2026-no-3-tcp-j18251276-2225293-image-and-spectroscopy-a-classic-nova-25-aug-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="V8055 Sagittarii = Nova Sagittarii 2026 No. 3 (TCP J18251276-2225293), image and spectroscopy: a classic nova &#8211; 25 Aug. 2026">V8055 Sagittarii = Nova Sagittarii 2026 No. 3 (TCP J18251276-2225293), image and spectroscopy: a classic nova &#8211; 25 Aug. 2026</a>
675		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
676
677				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
678			<p>We did follow-up observations of Nova Sagittarii 2026 n. 3, now classified as V8055 Sagittarii and discovered on 19 August 2026, doing both photometry and spectroscopy. The image above comes from a single 120-second exposure,&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
679		</div><!--/.entry-->
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682</article><!--/.post-->    </div><div class="post-row">        <article id="post-207418" class="group grid-item post-207418 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-nova tag-nova-tau-2026 tag-tcp-j052107632338194">
683	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
684
685		<div class="post-thumbnail">
686			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/16/nova-tau-2026-tcp-j052107632338194-a-classic-nova-16-aug-2026/" title="Nova Tau 2026 (TCP J05210763+2338194): a classic nova &#8211; 16 Aug. 2026.">
687				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NovaTau2026_16aug206_masi_pw17-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Nova Tau 2026 (TCP J05210763+2338194): 16 Aug. 2026." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NovaTau2026_16aug206_masi_pw17-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NovaTau2026_16aug206_masi_pw17-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100v
687w, 520px" />															</a>
688					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
689
690		<div class="post-meta group">
691			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/nova/" rel="category tag">nova</a></p>
692			<p class="post-date">
693  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-08-16 17:18:20">08/16/2026</time>
694</p>
695
696		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
697
698		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
699			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/16/nova-tau-2026-tcp-j052107632338194-a-classic-nova-16-aug-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Nova Tau 2026 (TCP J05210763+2338194): a classic nova &#8211; 16 Aug. 2026.">Nova Tau 2026 (TCP J05210763+2338194): a classic nova &#8211; 16 Aug. 2026.</a>
700		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
701
702				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
703			<p>We did follow-up observations of Nova Tau 2026 (TCP J052 10763+2338194) which has been discovered on last 6 August. Our image and related photometry is below. The image above comes from a single 120-second,&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
704		</div><!--/.entry-->
705		
706	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
707</article><!--/.post-->            <article id="post-207413" class="group grid-item post-207413 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-comets tag-220p-mcnaught">
708	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
709
710		<div class="post-thumbnail">
711			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/16/comet-220p-mcnaught-an-image-16-aug-2026/" title="Comet 220P/McNaught: an image &#8211; 16 Aug. 2026.">
712				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/220p_16aug2026_a250_masi-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Comet 220P/McNaught. 16 Aug. 2026." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/220p_16aug2026_a250_masi-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/220p_16aug2026_a250_masi-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
713					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
714
715		<div class="post-meta group">
716			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/comets/" rel="category tag">comets</a></p>
717			<p class="post-date">
718  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-08-16 12:55:05">08/16/2026</time>
719</p>
720
721		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
722
723		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
724			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/16/comet-220p-mcnaught-an-image-16-aug-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Comet 220P/McNaught: an image &#8211; 16 Aug. 2026.">Comet 220P/McNaught: an image &#8211; 16 Aug. 2026.</a>
725		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
726
727				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
728			<p>We spotted comet 220P/McNaught, after its recent 5 August outburst: here is it our picture. The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of 10, 120-second exposures, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount ME+C3Pro61000EC robotic&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
729		</div><!--/.entry-->
730		
731	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
732</article><!--/.post-->    </div><div class="post-row">        <article id="post-207401" class="group grid-item post-207401 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-eclipse category-event category-the-moon tag-eclipse tag-full-moon">
733	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
734
735		<div class="post-thumbnail">
736			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/14/28-aug-2026-partial-lunar-eclipse-online-observation/" title="28 Aug. 2026, partial lunar eclipse: online observation.">
737				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MoonEclipse2026_poster-1-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="28 August 2026, partial lunar eclipse: poster of the event." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MoonEclipse2026_poster-1-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MoonEclipse2026_poster-1-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100v
737w, 520px" />															</a>
738					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
739
740		<div class="post-meta group">
741			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/eclipse/" rel="category tag">eclipse</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/event/" rel="category tag">event</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/the-moon/" rel="category tag">the Moon</a></p>
742			<p class="post-date">
743  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-08-14 09:01:56">08/14/2026</time>
744</p>
745
746		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
747
748		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
749			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/14/28-aug-2026-partial-lunar-eclipse-online-observation/" rel="bookmark" title="28 Aug. 2026, partial lunar eclipse: online observation.">28 Aug. 2026, partial lunar eclipse: online observation.</a>
750		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
751
752				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
753			<p>This 28 August 2026, the Moon will offer us a beautiful partial eclipse. While not total, it will be a nice show. We will show it live, online, from Italy, also to celebrate the&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
754		</div><!--/.entry-->
755		
756	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
757</article><!--/.post-->            <article id="post-207391" class="group grid-item post-207391 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-event category-meteors tag-perseids">
758	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
759
760		<div class="post-thumbnail">
761			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/10/perseid-meteor-shower-2026-online-observation-12-aug-2026/" title="Perseid meteor shower 2026, online observation &#8211; 13 Aug. 2026">
762				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Perseids2026_poster-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Perseids 2026: poster of the event." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Perseids2026_poster-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Perseids2026_poster-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
763					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
764
765		<div class="post-meta group">
766			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/event/" rel="category tag">event</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/meteors/" rel="category tag">meteors</a></p>
767			<p class="post-date">
768  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-08-10 10:11:08">08/10/2026</time>
769</p>
770
771		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
772
773		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
774			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/08/10/perseid-meteor-shower-2026-online-observation-12-aug-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Perseid meteor shower 2026, online observation &#8211; 13 Aug. 2026">Perseid meteor shower 2026, online observation &#8211; 13 Aug. 2026</a>
775		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
776
777				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
778			<p>The Perseid meteor shower is back, ready to put its wonderful show in the night sky. We will share it live, online, around their peak: join  us from the comfort of your home. This&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
779		</div><!--/.entry-->
780		
781	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
782</article><!--/.post-->    </div><div class="post-row">        <article id="post-207382" class="group grid-item post-207382 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-eclipse category-event tag-fra">
783	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
784
785		<div class="post-thumbnail">
786			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/30/the-12-august-2026-total-solar-eclipse-online-observation/" title="The 12 August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse: online observation.">
787				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SolarEclipse21aug2026_poster-1-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="The 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse: poster of the event" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SolarEclipse21aug2026_poster-1-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SolarEclipse21aug2026_poster-1-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100v
787w, 520px" />															</a>
788					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
789
790		<div class="post-meta group">
791			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/eclipse/" rel="category tag">eclipse</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/event/" rel="category tag">event</a></p>
792			<p class="post-date">
793  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-07-30 16:53:22">07/30/2026</time>
794</p>
795
796		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
797
798		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
799			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/30/the-12-august-2026-total-solar-eclipse-online-observation/" rel="bookmark" title="The 12 August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse: online observation.">The 12 August 2026 Total Solar Eclipse: online observation.</a>
800		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
801
802				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
803			<p>Next 12 August, the Sun will amaze us with a stunning total eclipse. We will bring the show to you live. *** Join it LIVE here! *** This 12 August, the Sun will offer a&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
804		</div><!--/.entry-->
805		
806	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
807</article><!--/.post-->            <article id="post-207352" class="group grid-item post-207352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-eclipse category-sun tag-1820 tag-eclissi tag-guida tag-sole">
808	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
809
810		<div class="post-thumbnail">
811			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/30/12-agosto-2026-eclissi-di-sole-guida-e-strumenti-utili-allosservazione/" title="12 agosto 2026, eclissi di Sole: guida e strumenti utili all&#8217;osservazione">
812				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Torino12aug2026_max-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Fig. 5. Eclissi solare del 12 agosto 20026: simulazione della fase massima da Torino." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Torino12aug2026_max-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Torino12aug2026_max-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
813					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
814
815		<div class="post-meta group">
816			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/eclipse/" rel="category tag">eclipse</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/sun/" rel="category tag">Sun</a></p>
817			<p class="post-date">
818  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-07-30 13:00:24">07/30/2026</time>
819</p>
820
821		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
822
823		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
824			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/30/12-agosto-2026-eclissi-di-sole-guida-e-strumenti-utili-allosservazione/" rel="bookmark" title="12 agosto 2026, eclissi di Sole: guida e strumenti utili all&#8217;osservazione">12 agosto 2026, eclissi di Sole: guida e strumenti utili all&#8217;osservazione</a>
825		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
826
827				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
828			<p>Il Virtual Telescope propone una guida all&#8217;eclissi totale di Sole del prossimo 12 agosto 2026, che sarà visibile come parziale anche dall’Italia. Si ricorda che la visione del Sole senza protezioni appositamente realizzate è&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
829		</div><!--/.entry-->
830		
831	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
832</article><!--/.post-->    </div><div class="post-row">        <article id="post-207346" class="group grid-item post-207346 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-meteors tag-lacrime-di-san-lorenzo tag-meteore tag-perseidi tag-stelle-cadenti">
833	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
834
835		<div class="post-thumbnail">
836			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/24/perseidi-2026-guida-pratica-allosservazione/" title="Perseidi 2026: guida pratica all’osservazione">
837				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/perseidi-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/perseidi-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/perseidi-72
8370x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
838					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
839
840		<div class="post-meta group">
841			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/meteors/" rel="category tag">meteors</a></p>
842			<p class="post-date">
843  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-07-24 14:11:36">07/24/2026</time>
844</p>
845
846		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
847
848		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
849			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/24/perseidi-2026-guida-pratica-allosservazione/" rel="bookmark" title="Perseidi 2026: guida pratica all’osservazione">Perseidi 2026: guida pratica all’osservazione</a>
850		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
851
852				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
853			<p>Acquista l&#8217;acclamato libro  di Gianluca Masi &#8220;Quando l&#8217;universo diventò infinito&#8221; (Castelvecchi 2026) Puntuale come ogni anno, ritorna l’appuntamento con le celebri meteore di agosto, le popolari “Lacrime di San Lorenzo”, meglio note come Perseidi.&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
854		</div><!--/.entry-->
855		
856	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
857</article><!--/.post-->            <article id="post-207339" class="group grid-item post-207339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-galaxy category-supernova tag-ngc-3310 tag-sn-2026sqf">
858	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
859
860		<div class="post-thumbnail">
861			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/20/supernova-sn-2026sqf-in-the-ngc-3310-spiral-galaxy-an-image-14-july-2026/" title="Supernova SN 2026sqf in the NGC 3310 spiral galaxy: an image &#8211; 14 July 2026">
862				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SN2026sqf_NGC-3310_14july2026_pw17-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Supernova SN 2026sqf in NGC 3310: 14 July 2026." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SN2026sqf_NGC-3310_14july2026_pw17-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/SN2026sqf_NGC-3310_14july2026_pw17-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
863					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
864
865		<div class="post-meta group">
866			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/galaxy/" rel="category tag">galaxy</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/supernova/" rel="category tag">supernova</a></p>
867			<p class="post-date">
868  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-07-20 11:25:00">07/20/2026</time>
869</p>
870
871		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
872
873		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
874			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/20/supernova-sn-2026sqf-in-the-ngc-3310-spiral-galaxy-an-image-14-july-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Supernova SN 2026sqf in the NGC 3310 spiral galaxy: an image &#8211; 14 July 2026">Supernova SN 2026sqf in the NGC 3310 spiral galaxy: an image &#8211; 14 July 2026</a>
875		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
876
877				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
878			<p>We observed supernova SN 2026sqf in the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 3310 and here we share our image. The image above comes from the average of 17, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the “Elena”&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
879		</div><!--/.entry-->
880		
881	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
882</article><!--/.post-->    </div><div class="post-row">        <article id="post-207329" class="group grid-item post-207329 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asteroid tag-asteroids2029">
883	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
884
885		<div class="post-thumbnail">
886			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/06/lancio-di-asteroids2029-uniniziativa-globale-a-sostegno-dellanno-internazionale-della-sensibilizzazione-sugli-asteroidi-e-della-difesa-planetaria-delle-nazioni-unite/" title="Lancio di Asteroids2029: un’iniziativa globale a sostegno dell’Anno Internazionale della Sensibilizzazione sugli Asteroidi e della Difesa Planetaria delle Nazioni Unite.">
887				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/LogoConTagline-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Logo con tagline di Asteroids2029" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/LogoConTagline-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/LogoConTagline-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100v
887w, 520px" />															</a>
888					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
889
890		<div class="post-meta group">
891			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/asteroid/" rel="category tag">asteroid</a></p>
892			<p class="post-date">
893  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-07-06 14:30:19">07/06/2026</time>
894</p>
895
896		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
897
898		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
899			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/07/06/lancio-di-asteroids2029-uniniziativa-globale-a-sostegno-dellanno-internazionale-della-sensibilizzazione-sugli-asteroidi-e-della-difesa-planetaria-delle-nazioni-unite/" rel="bookmark" title="Lancio di Asteroids2029: un’iniziativa globale a sostegno dell’Anno Internazionale della Sensibilizzazione sugli Asteroidi e della Difesa Planetaria delle Nazioni Unite.">Lancio di Asteroids2029: un’iniziativa globale a sostegno dell’Anno Internazionale della Sensibilizzazione sugli Asteroidi e della Difesa Planetaria delle Nazioni Unite.</a>
900		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
901
902				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
903			<p>Lussemburgo, 30 giugno 2026 &#8211; Il lancio di Asteroids2029 segna l’avvio di un’iniziativa globale a supporto del 2029 quale Anno Internazionale della Sensibilizzazione sugli Asteroidi e della Difesa Planetaria, dichiarato dalle Nazioni Unite. Ispirati&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
904		</div><!--/.entry-->
905		
906	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
907</article><!--/.post-->            <article id="post-207316" class="group grid-item post-207316 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asteroid category-near-earth category-potentially-hazardous-asteroid tag-1803 tag-1997-nc1">
908	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
909
910		<div class="post-thumbnail">
911			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/25/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-24-june-2026/" title="Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image &#8211; 24 June 2026.">
912				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1997NC1_24june2026-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1: 24 June 2026." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1997NC1_24june2026-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1997NC1_24june2026-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
913					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
914
915		<div class="post-meta group">
916			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/asteroid/" rel="category tag">asteroid</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/near-earth/" rel="category tag">near Earth</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/potentially-hazardous-asteroid/" rel="category tag">Potentially Hazardous Asteroid</a></p>
917			<p class="post-date">
918  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-06-25 15:21:01">06/25/2026</time>
919</p>
920
921		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
922
923		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
924			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/25/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-24-june-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image &#8211; 24 June 2026.">Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image &#8211; 24 June 2026.</a>
925		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
926
927				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
928			<p>We present here our latest picture of Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1, now that it is almost at its minimum distance from us, having a spectacular and safe close approach with the Earth.&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
929		</div><!--/.entry-->
930		
931	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
932</article><!--/.post-->    </div><div class="post-row">        <article id="post-207305" class="group grid-item post-207305 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asteroid">
933	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
934
935		<div class="post-thumbnail">
936			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/24/adi2026/" title="Asteroid Day Italia 2026: 30 giugno 2026">
937				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AsteroidDay2026_it_generale-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Asteroid Day Italia 2026." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AsteroidDay2026_it_generale-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/AsteroidDay2026_it_generale-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100v
937w, 520px" />															</a>
938					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
939
940		<div class="post-meta group">
941			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/asteroid/" rel="category tag">asteroid</a></p>
942			<p class="post-date">
943  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-06-24 13:05:19">06/24/2026</time>
944</p>
945
946		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
947
948		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
949			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/24/adi2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Asteroid Day Italia 2026: 30 giugno 2026">Asteroid Day Italia 2026: 30 giugno 2026</a>
950		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
951
952				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
953			<p>L&#8217;iniziativa ufficiale per l&#8217;Italia per celebrare insieme l&#8217;Asteroid Day! Un&#8217;iniziativa per curiosi del cielo, singoli appassionati e associazioni culturali! Partecipate numerosi. Comunicati Stampa Asteroid Day 2026 in Lussemburgo: Programma &nbsp; Il prossimo 30 giugno&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
954		</div><!--/.entry-->
955		
956	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
957</article><!--/.post-->            <article id="post-207294" class="group grid-item post-207294 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-asteroid category-near-earth category-potentially-hazardous-asteroid tag-1803 tag-1997-nc1">
958	<div class="post-inner post-hover">
959
960		<div class="post-thumbnail">
961			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/20/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-video-19-june-2026/" title="Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image &#038; video &#8211; 19 June 2026.">
962				<img width="520" height="245" src="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1997NC1_19june2026_masi_pw17-520x245.jpg?x71232" class="attachment-thumb-medium size-thumb-medium wp-post-image" alt="Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1: 19 June 2026." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1997NC1_19june2026_masi_pw17-520x245.jpg 520w, https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/1997NC1_19june2026_masi_pw17-720x340.jpg 720w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px" />															</a>
963					</div><!--/.post-thumbnail-->
964
965		<div class="post-meta group">
966			<p class="post-category"><a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/asteroid/" rel="category tag">asteroid</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/near-earth/" rel="category tag">near Earth</a> / <a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/category/potentially-hazardous-asteroid/" rel="category tag">Potentially Hazardous Asteroid</a></p>
967			<p class="post-date">
968  <time class="published updated" datetime="2026-06-20 14:20:56">06/20/2026</time>
969</p>
970
971		</div><!--/.post-meta-->
972
973		<h2 class="post-title entry-title">
974			<a href="https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2026/06/20/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-152637-1997-nc1-close-encounter-new-image-video-19-june-2026/" rel="bookmark" title="Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image &#038; video &#8211; 19 June 2026.">Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1 close encounter: new image &#038; video &#8211; 19 June 2026.</a>
975		</h2><!--/.post-title-->
976
977				<div class="entry excerpt entry-summary">
978			<p>We are happy to share with you our latest image and a video of the potentially hazardous asteroid (152637) 1997 NC1, captured while it is safely approaching us, ready to show it to you,&#46;&#46;&#46;</p>
979		</div><!--/.entry-->
980		
981	</div><!--/.post-inner-->
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