March 2014 - Page 3 of 3 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

03/04/2014

Supernova SN 2014L in Messier 99: new image (23 Feb. 2014)

After about one month after its official discovery, it was time to look again supernova SN 2014L in Messier 99, the latter being a wonderful face-on spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices. The PlaneWave 17″...

Near-Earth asteroid 2014 DX110: orbital position, 5 Mar. 2014

asteroid / event / free / near Earth

03/03/2014

Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 DX110 very close encounter: online event (5 Mar. 2014)

*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 5 Mar. 2014, at 21:07 UT, the 30-meters large asteroid 2014 DX110 will made a...

galaxy / supernova

03/03/2014

Bright supernova SN 2014J in Messier 82: new hi-res image (2 Mar. 2014)

Supernova SN 2014J and its host galaxy Messier 82 were well-placed in the sky last night, when the clouds left the stars shining in a steady atmosphere for a while. The Planewave 17 robotic unit was...

The McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori on 23 Feb. 2014

nebula / variable stars

03/02/2014

McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: updates (23 Feb. 2014)

On 23 Feb. 2014, we visited again the McNeil nebula and V1647 Ori, after we spotted the latter in outburst last Oct and found it still bright at the end of Jan. We found...