08/02/2017 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

08/02/2017

07 Aug. 2017 Partial Lunar Eclipse – online observations

Next 07 Aug. 2017 the Moon will enter the Earth’s umbra, offering a partial lunar eclipse. It will be partly visible from Italy. It is a precious “appetizer” before the stunning total solar eclipse...

Supernova SN 2017fms in the galaxy IC 1371: 28 July 2017

galaxy / supernova

08/02/2017

Supernova SN 2017fms in IC 1371: an image (28 July 2017)

Supernova SN 2017fms was discovered on 17 July 2017 in the galaxy IC 1371 and here they are in a recent image captured by the Virtual Telescope. The image above is the average of three, 180-seconds...

Cometary activity in (457175) 2008 GO98: 01 Aug. 2017

asteroid / comets

08/02/2017

Cometary activity in (457175) 2008 GO98: new observations (01 Aug. 2017)

We continue monitoring the intriguing Hilda-type asteroid (457175) 2008 GO98, after it was found to show cometary activity early last July. Before the Moon will be too invasive, we checked it and it is...