Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (22 Apr. 2017)
After a few days, we could image comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy again, now clearly disrupting and fading. The object is no longer showing an evident condensation and it will be interesting to follow it...
Category: comets
Comet 315P/Loneos, Palomar 4 and a galaxy – 21 Apr. 2017
Last night, observing comet 315P Loneos was truly rewarding. It was showing in a very nice spot of the sky: together with the comet, the pale and fascinating globular cluster Palomar 4 and the...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (17 Apr. 2017)
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy is now clearly fading and we continue imaging it while it travel to its perihelion. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of twelve, 60-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (16 Apr. 2017)
On 16 Apr. 2017, we collected new images of comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy, while it still looked significantly fainter than a few days earlier. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of five, 60-seconds exposures,...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (14 Apr. 2017)
While the Moon is now heavily affecting its observation, comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy is still imaged on daily basis, while it approaches its perihelion (24 Apr. 2017). The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (09 Apr. 2017)
With the full Moon making observations quite critical, we continue to follow up comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy and its tail evolution. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of ten, 60-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (08 Apr. 2017)
While the Moon grows and its light floods the whole sky, we tried to image comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy again, soon after our satellite set, while the morning twilight already started. The image above comes...
Comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak meets the galaxy NGC 6015: an image (09 Apr. 2017)
Despite a very bright, almost full Moon, we observed comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak, finding it shining close a to a field galaxy, NGC 6015. The image above comes from the average of two, 60-seconds exposures, unfiltered,...
Comet C/2015 ER61 Panstarrs: an image (07 Apr. 2017)
After its outburst announced a few days ago, we were able to image comet C/2015 ER61 Panstarrs, capturing its amazing tail, even if some clouds made life not easy. The image above comes from...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (07 Apr. 2017)
After one cloudy morning, today we were back to C/2017 E4 Lovejoy, to capture it again. Some clouds were still there, but The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of eleven, 60-seconds exposures, unfiltered,...
Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson: an image (5 Apr. 2017)
Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson is still showing nicely in the sky, and we visited it again, while other comets are all around. We do not want to forget this beautiful icy world. The image above...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: another stunning movie (05 Apr. 2017)
After our previous attempt, we captured another movie of comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy and, again, we see how fast its tail is evolving. We captured very interesting details. *** HIGH RES VERSION HERE! *** The...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (05 Apr. 2017)
We continue our coverage of comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy, blessed with a great weather in southern Arizona, enjoying its amazing beauty while it flies to its perihelion. And we are never disappointed. The image...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (04 Apr. 2017)
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy continues to approach the Sun, offering a nice show at dawn. Here it is another view, from 4 April 2017, with the tail always a rewarding sight. The image above comes from...
