Sky of the Month – star chart: Apr. 2014
The April monthly newsletter is available here! Above is a star chart showing the sky as visible on Apr. 15, 2014, at 20:00 Universal Time, from a location placed at (13°E;41°N). Star chart plotted...
Monthly Archive: March 2014
Bright supernova SN 2014J in Messier 82: new image (28 Mar. 2014)
After a few weeks, Virtual Telescope looked at SN 2014J and its hosting galaxy, Messier 82, to check how bright the supernova was. Above is an image coming from the average of four, 120-seconds...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 FD: an image (23 Mar. 2014)
On 25 Mar. 2014 at 04:33 UT, the near-Earth asteroid 2014 FD had a close, but safe approach with the our planet. This 35 meters large rock “touched” a minimum of 4.5 lunar distances from...
Crowded, cosmic voids
Last night, at Virtual Telescope we used a short break in the cloud coverage to confirm some possible supernovae. This is a field where the Virtual Telescope really does a great job: over the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (143649) 2003 QQ47: a new image (23 Mar. 2014)
While waiting for the relatively close (and safe) encounter of the potentially hazardous asteroid 2003 QQ47, a new image was captured via the Virtual Telescope, even if the sky conditions were far from the ideal. ...
Total Lunar Eclipse, 15 April 2014: maps and simulation
*** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 15 Apr. 2014, the Moon will offer a very nice total eclipse to those lucky enough to be in the right part of the world (the whole eclipse...
March 2014, Full Moon: a special image
After posting the original version, the March 2014 full Moon was carefully stretched to extract any subtle contrast and delicate pattern on the surface of our beautiful satellite. Images collected with the PlaneWave 17″...
Jupiter and Ganymede: image and movie (16 Mar. 2014)
Jupiter is always a rewarding sight. Its magnificent size, its continuously fast evolving atmosphere and its satellites make it a dynamic experience. Last night, while we were preparing the Celestron C14 robotic unit for...
March 2014, Full Moon: an image
While often neglected by astronomers because of its blinding light, the full Moon is always a wonderful sight. Above is a two-frames mosaic, coming from two single shots, remotely taken with the PlaneWave 17...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (143649) 2003 QQ47: online event (26 Mar. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 26 Mar. 2014 at 12:36 UT, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (143649) 2003 QQ47 will reach a minimum distance from...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (143649) 2003 QQ47: an image (13 Mar. 2014)
Next 26 Mar. 2014, at 12:36 UT, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2003 QQ47 will have a relatively close encounter with the Earth. This 1.5 km large object had an amazing exposure on the world media...
Online Messier Marathon – 6th edition! – 1 April 2014
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2014) *** Join it LIVE here! *** Would you like to explore the many treasures of the famous Messier Catalogue from home? Would you like to...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 EM: a new image (14 Mar. 2014)
The Virtual Telescope hosted a live event to observe near-earth asteroid 2014 EM while approaching our planet. Despite the almost full Moon and plenty of haze above the southern horizon, we succeed recording and...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 EM: an image (12 Mar. 2014)
On 15 Mar. 2014 at 04:59 UT, the near-Earth asteroid 2014 EB25 will be at 1.6 millions of km from the Earth. It will be a nice chance to detect this 40-meters large body...
