Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson: an image (06 Nov. 2015)
Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson was discovered on 3.5 Nov. 2015 and announced on 5 Nov. The following night, at Virtual Telescope we managed to capture it. The image above comes from the average of...
Category: comets
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (09 Nov. 2015)
*** More Images of Comet 67P here! *** On 09 Nov. 2015, early in the morning, we wanted to observe Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, a couple of months after our previous visit, under good sky conditions. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko...
Comet C/2014 A4 Sonear: an image (2 Nov. 2015)
At Virtual Telescope we imaged comet C/2014 A4 Sonear. This comet reached the perihelion last September. The image above comes from the average of 6, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic...
Comet C/2013 X1 PanSTARRS: an image (2 Nov. 2015)
We recently imaged comet C/2013 X1 PanSTARRS, having its perihelion next April 2016. This comet was recently reported to have increased its brightness. The image above comes from the average of 15, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2015 TB145: a stunning video sequence (30/31 Oct. 2015)
At Virtual Telescope, we did a great work tracking the “Halloween”, potentially hazardous asteroid 2015 TB145 while approaching us late last Oct. We obtained an early image and planned a live, online event, which...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (12 Sept. 2015)
*** More Images of Comet 67P here! *** On 12 Sept. 2015, early in the morning, we wanted to observe Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, after a couple of weeks after our previous visit, under good sky conditions....
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (26 Aug. 2015)
*** More Images of Comet 67P here! *** On 26 Aug. 2015, at the end of the night, we imaged Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under good sky conditions. Because of the imminent full Moon, it...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (23 Aug. 2015)
For the third time, we imaged comet Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under good sky conditions. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission, which released there its module Philae. This image above comes...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (20 Aug. 2015)
After our first, post-perihelion image from ground, we imaged comet Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under very good sky condition. It is worth to remember that this comet is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission....
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: first image from ground in the world after perihelion
For sure, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is one of the most important astronomical objects out there. It is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission, which delivered the Philae lander to the cometary nucleus, something...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (09 June 2015)
This time, against hour habit with this object, we did not wait for several weeks before looking again at comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring. We always remind you that this comet made history last...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (05 June 2015)
After a few weeks, we want to look at comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring again. We all remember when this comet made, last October, something amazing, as it approached planet Mars within a very short, record distance,...
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new image (19 May 2015)
A lot of time has gone since we saw comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy last time. After more than two months, we decided to look at this comet again, remembering the unforgettable show we all enjoyed...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (18 May 2015)
After one month from our last observation, we want to look at comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring again. This comet made history last October, when it approached planet Mars within a very short, record distance,...
