If we think about an astronomical object connected to an important event in our culture, it is a comet: it is the traditional, astronomical symbol of Christmas. While talking about the origin of this...
Comet 65P/Gunn orbits the Sun with a period of 6.8 years. Its last perihelion was on Oct 2017. Here it is an image we captured about one year later, on Sept. 2018. The image above...
Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is one of the most studied dirty snowballs out there, as it shows frequent outburst, making it a unique object. We observed this comet many times over the year, but quite oddly...
Comet 37P/Forbes orbits the Sun with a period of 6.3 years. Its last perihelion was last May. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the...
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels orbits the Sun with a period of 9.4 years. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the average of six, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
We continue observing comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner after its perihelion, while it leaves the inner Solar System. The comet is slowly fading. The image above comes from the average of 22, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected “Elena”...
While both at its perihelion and about at its minimum distance from the Earth, we imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, under good sky conditions. Here it is what we saw. The image above comes from the...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner made a nice conjunction early this morning, to celebrate both its perihelion (minimum distance from the Sun) and its large flyby with the our Planet. While surfing the skies, the comet met...
We imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner again, under less than ideal conditions. The comet is always a stunning view, now ready to reach its perihelion. We will keep an eye on it. The image above comes...
While it approaches its perihelion, we imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner crossings the Northern sky, close to the visibility by naked eye. We will track it for the the upcoming weeks, meantime we are pleased to...
Comet 174P/Echeclus was spotted in outburst early last Dec. 2017. Recently, we managed to do some follow-up, finding that a faint coma is still visible. Here we present our images. The image above comes...
It is always great to look for comets during the Christmas season. Comet C/2017 T1 Heinze is the brightest one we see these days: we imaged it several times, enjoying its nice, dusty tail....
Our readers could remember this interesting object: comet 174P/Echeclus. Last year, we saw it in outburst, following up its evolution. Now, this intriguing object decided to go in bright outburst again and we are...
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