Comet 252P/Linear: an image (11 Apr. 2016)
Comet 252P/Linear has been and still is a well observed comet out there, while on the way to its fly-by with the Earth last 21 Mar. and now that it is leaving us. Despite its motion is...
Category: comets
Comet 162P/Siding Spring: an image (10 April 2016)
Comet 162P/Siding Spring is a truly interesting comet. On 2004, G. Masi et al. discovered its unusual tail (IAUC 8436 and 8445). Last night, at Virtual Telescope, we wanted to observe this object again,...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (03 Apr. 2016)
*** More Images of Comet 67P here! *** Five months after our last observations, we spied comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, while it is leaving the inner Solar System. Observations were performed under good sky conditions. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko...
Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami fragmentation: a new image (30 Mar. 2016)
More than one month after our previous visit, we wanted to observe comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami (formely designed P/2010 V1). This comet experimented a large fragmentation, with several pieces detected. The image above comes from 26, 300-seconds...
Record making comet P2016 BA14 Panstarrs: new images with tail – (26 Mar. 2016)
While comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs continues to increase its distance from the Earth, the observing conditions improved, as the Full Moon – a serious interfering factor at the flyby time – moved away, offering...
Record making comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs: new images with tail and a stunning video with Messier 106 (24 Mar. 2016)
While it is leaving us after making history with its flyby, at Virtual Telescope we are continuously tracking comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs. Unfortunately, there is still a Full Moon and we had to fight against...
Comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs historic close encounter: an image and podcast (22 Mar. 2016)
After several nights of coverage, waiting for its flyby, finally comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs touched its minimum distance from us: 3.5 millions of km, making it the third comet ever in history coming so close....
Record making comet P2016 BA14 Panstarrs: new images and a spectacular video (20 Mar. 2016)
*** See comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs LIVE from your very own device *** While comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs is getting closer and closer, at Virtual Telescope we are preparing our double live, online session to...
Record making comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs: an image (18 Mar. 2016)
After a couple of days from our first visit, at Virtual Telescope we wanted to image comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs again, while it comes closer and closer to us, preparing for its historic fly-by...
Record making comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs: an image (16 Mar. 2016)
While waiting for its historic close encounter next 22 March. at Virtual Telescope we imaged the little comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs while it was at 7.9 millions of km from us and approaching. The image...
“Comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs: a historic close encounter” – online event (21 & 22 March 2016)
Next 22 March 2016, comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarss will make a truly historic close encounter with our planet, reaching a minimum distance from us of about 3,6 millions of km. While this distance is absolutely safe, it...
Comet P/2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami fragmentation: a new image (26 Feb. 2016)
Two weeks after our first images of comet Comet P/2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami, we wanted to check it again, knowing that new fragments were discovered since then. Weather has been a issue for quite some time...
Comet P/2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami fragmentation: an image (11 Feb. 2016)
At the end of 2015, an apparently new comet turned out to be comet P/2010 V1 Ikeya-Murakami, with the bonus of an apparent fragment. On the following days, more fragments were discovered, making this comet...
Comet C/2013 US10 Catalina: an image (12 Dec. 2015)
Nine days after our previous, first visit, we spied comet C/2013 US10 Catalina again, under significantly better geometry, that is with the comet a few more degrees above the horizon (though still far from the ideal)....
