Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (31 Mar. 2017)
Thanks to a very good sky, we observed comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy again, for the third night in a row. It ion tail is always a wonderful view, while the comet heads to its perihelion...
Monthly Archive: March 2017
Asteroid (17473) Freddiemercury: an image – 29 Mar. 2017
In 2016, asteroid (17473) Freddiemercury has been officially named after Freddie Mercury, the lead vocalist and co-principal songwriter of the epic rock band Queen. We imaged it a few weeks later and now we captured this asteroid...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (30 Mar. 2017)
We observed comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy again, after we observed it developed a nice ion tail, which is still a prominent feature, despite the comet’s low solar elongation. The image above comes from the median combination...
“Walking on the Moon”: online observing session – 5 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it LIVE here! *** During Global Astronomy Month you can reach the Moon from home! Just join The Virtual Telescope Project for a remote, online lunar observing session...
Online Messier Marathon – 9th edition! – 12 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it here! *** Would you like to explore the many treasures of the famous Messier Catalogue from home? Would you like to see as...
“Stars for All!”: online cosmic journey – 22 April 2017
an official event for Global Astronomy Month (April 2017) *** Join it LIVE here! *** Join this fabulous live, online observing event from the Virtual Telescope in Italy, hosted by Dr. Gianluca Masi! If you have been...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (29 Mar. 2017)
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy was discovered on 9 Mar. 2017 and since then it showed a significant increase in its brightness. After helping in its confirmation at the discovery time, we managed to capture...
Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova: an image (25 Mar. 2017)
One month after our last published image, we share a new view of comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova. This comet is fading, but still offers a great view to telescopes. The image above comes from the average of ten,...
Comet 315P/Loneos: an image (25 mar. 2017)
One week after our previous observations, we saw comet 315P/Loneos again, under very good sky conditions. The image above comes from the average of twelve, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the 16″-f/3.75 Tenagra III (“Pearl”) robotic...
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak meets Messier 97 and Messier 108: 22 Mar. 2017
On its way to perihelion, comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak is crossing a very nice spot of the sky. On 22 March 2017, it showed among the stars of Ursa Major, where the stunning “Owl” planetary nebula...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2017 FN1 extremely close encounter: an exceptional image (20 Mar. 2017)
On 20.3 March 2017, the Mt. Lemmon Survey discovered the near-Earth Asteroid 2017 FN1, which was posted on the NEO Confirmation Page of the Minor Planet Center as YF98B10. It was expected to safely reach...
Near-Earth asteroid 2017 FJ very close encounter: an image (20 Mar. 2017)
The near-Earth asteroid 2017 FJ was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Survey in Arizona (USA) on 17 March 2017. Tomorrow it will have a very close, but safe encounter with the Earth (about 800.000 km). At Virtual Telescope Project we...
Near-Earth asteroid 2017 FK very close encounter: an image (20 Mar. 2017)
The near-Earth asteroid 2017 FK was discovered by the Mt. Lemmon Survey in Arizona (USA) on 17 March 2017. Today it had a very close, but safe encounter with the Earth (about 650.000 km). At Virtual Telescope Project...
Comet 315P/Loneos: an image (18 mar. 2017)
After our first visit, we observed comet 315P/Loneos again, finding it no much different. The sky was better this time, with less lunar interference. The image above comes from the median combining of eleven, 120-seconds...
