Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: live observing session – 6 & 12 Jan. 2015
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** A nice comet is coming for this Christmas: it is comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy. Hopefully, it will be...
Category: comets
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (25 Nov. 2014)
After its historic close approch to Mars, last Oct., comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring is still an interesting sight, though not easy from the Northern hemisphere. The image above is the average of five,...
Comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov: a new image (30 Oct. 2014)
On 30 Oct. 2014, we observed comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov again. The image above comes from seven, 180-seconds unfiltered exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. They were...
Comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov: two images (25 and 26 Oct. 2014)
Discovered on 22 Aug. 2014, comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov showed an interesting increase of brightness recently, at least of a couple of magnitudes. The image above shows two shots, talek one day apart. Each picture comes...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: new image (20 Oct. 2014) and 45-days animation
After one month and an half, at Virtual Telescope we visited again comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment b, finding both of them in good shape. Fragment b has clearly faded since we...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring and planet Mars made history: a unique image and podcast
We have been waiting for so long and finally we made it. At Virtual Telescope we just said “good bye” to the thousands of friends following our live webcast showing this historic encounter. We...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (18 Oct. 2014)
While the world is waiting for this comet having its extremely close approach to planet Mars, 24 hours earlier of this record event, that we will share live on the web, at Virtual Telescope...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (15 Oct. 2014)
Continuing our long coverage of this object, comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment b was observed again under far-from-ideal weather conditions. While clouds were approaching and the sky was already significantly opaque, results...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (10 Oct. 2014) and 34-days animation
As we saw last 6 Oct., comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment b showed significant changes, with the smaller component apparently fading. The Moon was a serious issue, so further observations were planned...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (6 Oct. 2014) and new animation
Continuing the constant monitoring of comet C/2011 J2 Linear and its fragment, new observations were performed on 6 Oct. 2014, while an almost full, extremely bright Moon was present, with a very serious interference....
The Comet and the Planet: comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring meets planet Mars – 19 Oct. 2014, online event
*** See it LIVE: click here! *** *** See it LIVE: click here! *** Next 19 Oct. 2014, we will see an extremely rare event: comet C/2013 A1 will pass extremely close to planet Mars, about...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (29 Sept. 2014) and further evolution
After we were informed about the discovery of a nucleus splitting event for comet C/2011 J2 Linear, providing prompt follow-up at that time, at Virtual Telescope the comet was constantly monitored and measured, in order...
Comet C/2011 J2 Linear splitting: a new image (24 Sept. 2014) and animation
As previously reported, at Virtual Telescope we provided a precious follow-up to confirm the nucleus splitting of comet C/2011 J2 Linear. Eleven days after our last observations, we managed to slew again the 17″ robotic...
C/2011 J2 Linear: nucleus splitting
Late last August, several observers (F. Manzini, V. Oldani, and A. Dan, Stazione Astronomica di Sozzago, Italy; R. Crippa, Osservatorio di Tradate, Italy; and R. Behrend, Geneva Observatory) noted that comet C/2011 J2 Linear was apparently showing...
