Comet 17P/Holmes is undergoing another outburst. This object is not new to similar “exploit”: when Edwin Holmes discovered it in 1892, the object was, indeed, in outburst. In 2007 it had another large outburst,...
On 30 Jan. 2015, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy reached perihelion, that is its minimum distance from the Sun, at about 190 millions of km from our star. We planned a live, online session to...
After waiting for weeks, it finally happened: on 26 Jan. 2015 the potentially hazardous asteroid (357439) – 2004 BL86 made its close encounter with the Earth, putting a great show out there for those willing to...
Last night the sky was apparently clear, so at Virtual Telescope we started a new imaging session of comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy. Unfortunately, the weather changed rapidly, allowing us to capture only an high-res...
While approaching its perihelion nect 30 Jan., comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy continues to be an amazing show in the sky. After 11 days of clouds and rain, the Virtual Telescope was able to observe...
For sure comets are among the most impressive wonders of the natural world and when a bright one surfs the skies, there is nothing to do: everyone, everywhere, look for its light, admiring its...
This January, Venus and Mercury provided a great view at sunset, pairing in the same corner of the sky. This nice opportunity arises from time to time and one of the best ones was...
It was a cold day, that far 17 Jan. 1985, with the snow still around after a serious snowfall earlier that year. A very young guy, you would say a a child, was spasmodically...
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** ggg *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** After a great show over the last weeks, on 30 Jan. 2015, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy will...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy has been closely monitored by the Virtual Telescope since 21 Dec. 2014, when it started showing above Italy. This comet showed a remarkable continuous evolution in its tail, as we...
On 13 Jan. 2015 the sky was clear again and, after the wonderful experience of the previous night, at Virtual Telescope we scheduled another three-panes mosaic to image comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy. The image...
On 12 Jan. 2015, soon after the live, online observing session scheduled to show it to the world, at Virtual Telescope we imaged comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, under very good sky conditions. The comet...
On 11 Jan. 2015 we were ready to share comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy live, but the weather was cloudy and rainy, so we rescheduled our public online session for the next day. Incredibly, the...
Finally, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is a true northern object. After so many weeks of great show in the southern skies, it slowly climbed the heavens and now is very well visible by those...
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