Comet C/2012 S1 Ison: latest updates – 28 Nov. 2013
Comet C/2012 S1 Ison is now shining at about mag. -3 in LASCO C3 images from space. The comet showed a spectacular brightening trend since it entered the LASCO C3 field of view. In...
Monthly Archive: November 2013
Is comet C/2012 S1 Ison fading? (25 Nov. 2013)
While comet C/2012 S1 Ison is living its “hottest” days, approaching the minimum distance from the Sun (28 Nov. 2013), a report from Michal Drahus (Caltech/NRAO) says that he and Israel Hermelo (IRAM Granada) have...
Ison, the Queen of Comets: online, live observing session – 13 Dec. 2013, 04:30 UT
After Hale-Bopp, comet C/2012 Ison if for sure the most awaited one in recent history. Discovered in Sept. 2012 and predicted to possible be one of the most impressive objects of its class...
McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori bright again: 31 Oct. 2013
Some of you might remember a great news, dating back to Feb. 2004: the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (IAUC 8284) announced that Jay McNeil reported the discovery of a new nebular feature close to M78...
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy: an image (14 Nov. 2013)
While comet Ison is now the true cometary star out there, comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy is just amazing and truly beautiful: this is a lucky season, as for comets! On 14 Nov. the PlaneWave 17″ robotic...
Comet C/2012 S1 Ison is approaching the Sun (18 Nov. 2013)
On 18 Nov. 2013 at 04:50 UT comet C/2012 S1 Ison was imaged again at Virtual Telescope, under poor (full Moon, haze, very low altitude) conditions, remotely using the Planewave 17″ robotic unit: likely this...
C/2012 S1 Ison meets Spica, Alpha Virginis: 18 Nov. 2013
While heading toward the Sun, comet Ison is harder and harder to catch now in the morning twilight. These are likely the last hours to spot it before it will brushes the Sun,...
Comet C/2012 S1 Ison is showing a stunning ion tail (14 Nov. 2013)
Late in Nov 13 comet C/2012 S1 Ison was reported in outburst. So, after many weeks of apparent sleep, the comet seems to be waking up. As soon as the comet raised above...
Comet C/2013 V3 Nevski: an image showing a tail (14 Nov. 2013)
Here it is an image of comet C/2013 V3 Nevski, showing a faint tail. This comet experienced an outburst, now being much brighter than at the discovery time. This image of the average of...
Some fun with comet Ison
The world has been waiting for almost one year now for comet C/2012 S1 Ison. Soon after the discovery time, the most optimistic scenarios told the comet could become very bright around its...
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy: an image (10 Nov. 2013)
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy is putting a nice show out there, while traveling to its perihelion. On 10 Nov. the PlaneWave 17″ robotic unit was asked to point this comet and started capturing images. Above...
Comet C/2012 S1 Ison: a new image (10 Nov. 2013)
After several days of cloudy weather, the sky was clear again at Virtual Telescope to plan some comet observing, late in the night. Of course, comet c/2012 S1 Ison was a primary target. The...
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy: live observing session – 13 Nov. 2013 at 01:30 UT
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy is giving a very nice show these nights. It is the brightest comet of the moment, also visible by naked eye from dark places. The Virtual telescope Project offers...
Comet P/2013 R3 Catalina-Pan-STARRS splitted: an image (5 Nov. 2013)
Comet C/2013 R3 Catalina- Pan-STARRS: 5 Nov. 2013 Last 11 and 12 Oct. 2013, comet P/2013 R3 Catalina – Pan-STARRS was reported to have splitted into four pieces. This comet is very interesting:...
