2012 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 problems with this service...
Monthly Archive: September 2012
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2012 QG42: the Virtual Telescope shows its amazing capabilities.
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 two...
Asteroid 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 at...
Potentially 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...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2012 QG42: a movie
[hana-flv-player video=”https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/wordpress/2012qg42_8sept2012b.flv” width=”640″ description=”” player=”4″ autoload=”true” autoplay=”false” loop=”false” autorewind=”true” /] On 8 Sept. 2012 the robotic Planewave 17″ unit part of the Virtual Telescope was remotely used to capture the movie above of asteroid...
Asteroid 2012 QG42: where to find it in the sky
All around, there is a great interest for this asteroid. 2012 QG42 is going to have a close encounter with our planet, touching a minimum distance of about 7.5 times the distance of the...
Asteroid 2012 QG42 update: 8 Sept. 2012
Early on Sept. 8, the Virtual Telescope was remotely used to get more data on this potentially hazardous asteroid. Among others, we took a single image with our Planewave 17″ robotic unit, leaving the...
The Moon, Jupiter and Aldebaran: 8 Sept. 2012
Early on 8 Sept. 2012, the Moon was meeting a few very beautiful objects, like Jupiter and the bright, orange star Aldebaran. All around the Iades, the well-known open cluster in Taurus. It was...
The Moon, Jupiter and Taurus meet in the sky: 8 Sept. 2012
Moon, Jupiter and Taurus: 8 Sept. 2012, 02:30UT It is not rare that, with all the beauties up there, something more special than usual happens in the sky. Early on Sept. 8, 2012, observers...
Asteroid 2012 QG42 update: 6 Sept. 2012
While waiting for the live, online event on this asteroid, at Virtual Telescope we are tracking 2012 QG42 while approaching our planet. We grabbed a few images on Sept.6 around 23:35 UT, while it...
M 57 – Lyr
With no doubts, Messier 57 is the most famous planetary nebula in the sky. It is often called the “Ring” nebula, for obvious reasons. It was discovered by A. D. de Pellepoix in...
Monthly Skies: September 2012 (North)
The short description below is valid for a latitude of +42 deg. September is a very interesting month for northern observers. Summer is approaching its astronomical end, but the stars visible at the beginning...
NGC 2392 – Gem
NGC 2392 is a well-known planetary nebula in Gemini, also because of its funny shape, resembling the face of an “eskimo”, hence its nickname. A dying star, evolving now as a white dwarf, is...
The Virtual Telescope: six years of stars, for all!
There are things which are unpredictable by nature. This is particularly true for those having the spirit of a pioneering adventure. These are the first considerations coming in my mind while I’m writing these...
