Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2012 QG42: a movie
On 8 Sept. 2012 the robotic Planewave 17″ unit part of the Virtual Telescope was remotely used to capture the movie above of asteroid 2012 QG42, while approaching our planet. The Paramount ME mount......
View ArticlePotentially Hazardous Asteroid 2012 QG42: a spectacular movie
On 9 Sept. 2012 the robotic Planewave 17″ unit part of the Virtual Telescope was used again to image asteroid 2012 QG42. It was brighter and faster than the previous night, getting closer to... The...
View ArticleAsteroid 2012 QG42 getting closer – 10 Sept. 2012
On Sept. 2012, while waiting for its close approach, the Virtual Telescope Planewave 17″ unit was slewed to image asteroid 2012 QG42 again. This time, the Paramount ME robotic mount was left tracking...
View ArticlePotentially Hazardous Asteroid 2012 QG42: the Virtual Telescope shows its...
These images, 600 seconds long exposure each, were taken remotely with the Planewave 17” (432/2939 mm) + Paramount ME robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. They show asteroid 2012 QG42 in...
View Article2012 QG42: ephemerides
A Minor-Planet Follow-Up Page 2012 QG42 This page provides ephemeries for ths potentially hazardous asteroid A PDF document describing the use of the MPES is available. Information on any known...
View ArticleAsteroid 2012 QG42 and an artificial satellite
While preparing for a session on asteroid 2012 QG42, a test image was taken with the Planewave 17” unit part of theVirtual Telescope. The asteroid showed as a little trail, while there was a... The...
View ArticlePotentially Hazardous Asteroid 2012 QG42: video from our 11 Sept. 2012 live...
On Sept. 11 we offered the first online, live event to show asteroid 2012 QG42 to the world. About 1.000 viewers joined the online session, mainly from Italy, as it was the Italian version... The post...
View ArticleAsteroid 2012 QG42 close approach: a memorable online event
Now that asteroid 2012 QG42 is leaving us after the close approach, I would like to share with you some thoughts about this experience, which is truly a record in the Virtual Telescope history.... The...
View ArticleAsteroid 2012 QG42: last minute call!
On 15 Sept. 2012, at 19.30 UT, the Virtual Telescope will offer a free, last minute live view of potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QG42. To join, you just need to enter, at the given date and...
View ArticlePotentially Hazardous Asteroid 2012 QG42: video from our 15 Sept. 2012 live...
The video below shows potentially hazardous asteroid 2012 QG42 as seen during our “last minut call” online event. We managed to use all the images obtained that night. It is a very enjoyable... The...
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