While comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is getting better and better for us in the northern hemisphere, we managed to put together all the four images captured via The Virtual Telescope. The panel above shows...
On 29 Dec. 2014, despite the bright waxing Moon, we imaged comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy again. The image above comes from the average of seven, 120-seconds unfiltered exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG...
On 28 Dec. 2014 the sky was very clear, despite a setting first quarter o f the Moon, so we imaged comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy again. The image above comes from the average of...
Now that comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is finally coming to visit us, here under the northern stars, a lot of curious people are preparing for look at this comet, perfectly synchronized with the Christmas...
After our first sights of this amazing, promising comet,. at Virtual Telescope we spied comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy again, while it climbs our northern skies, becoming better and better night after night. On 26...
After the historic very close encounter between comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring and Mars last Oct., another comet met planet Mars again, this time only apparently. It is comet 15P/Finlay, recently gone in outburst,...
Those living under the northern stars have been waiting for it for so long. Now, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is climbing to the northern skies, after giving an amazing show in the austral heavens....
Cetus is a huge constellation crossing the skies in Autumn/early Winter for northern observers. Its stars are not among the brightest ones, so its shape is only known to experienced observers. It hosts a...
On 9 Dec. 2014 the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN), using data from the quadruple 14-cm “Brutus” telescope in Haleakala, detected a probable supernova in NGC 4666. This transient was designed ASASSN-14lp. Later, it was...
After almost two months, at Virtual Telescope we visited supernova SN 2014dt and its hosting galaxy Messier 61 again. The picture comes from the average of two, 180-seconds exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E...
At Virtual Telescope we wish to thank for such a memorable year. We wish you a wonderful Christmas, with plenty of stars. No other times, as this Holiday Season, bring this magic atmosphere to...
A couple of days ago, astronomers observing from Argentina reported that comet 15P/Finlay was significantly brighter than previously reporting, suggesting an ongoing outburst. This was later confirmed by observers in Australia and from southern...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 14 Dec. 2014, the spectacular Geminid meteor shower will be back with its spectacular show. The winter,...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** A nice comet is coming for this Christmas: it is comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy. Hopefully, it will be...
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