09/29/2014 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

09/29/2014

Messier 42, the Great Orion Nebula: a new look by the Virtual Telescope

For sure, Messier 42, the Great Orion Nebula, is on the podium of the most observed deep sky object out there. To the point that it is almost impossible to resist to image it,...

The McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori on 29 Sept. 2014

nebula / variable stars

09/29/2014

McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: still bright (29 Sept. 2014)

Among the most observed objects ever at Virtual Telescope, the McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori were observed again, seven month after the previous visit. This star is a very young, pre-main sequence object and...