Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: an image (28 Dec. 2014)
On 28 Dec. 2014 the sky was very clear, despite a setting first quarter o f the Moon, so we imaged comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy again. The image above comes from the average of...
Category: comets
Where is it in the sky comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy? A star chart
Now that comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is finally coming to visit us, here under the northern stars, a lot of curious people are preparing for look at this comet, perfectly synchronized with the Christmas...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: an image (26 Dec. 2014)
After our first sights of this amazing, promising comet,. at Virtual Telescope we spied comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy again, while it climbs our northern skies, becoming better and better night after night. On 26...
Comet 15P/Finlay meets planet Mars: an image (23 Dec. 2014)
After the historic very close encounter between comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring and Mars last Oct., another comet met planet Mars again, this time only apparently. It is comet 15P/Finlay, recently gone in outburst,...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: an image (22 Dec. 2014)
Those living under the northern stars have been waiting for it for so long. Now, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is climbing to the northern skies, after giving an amazing show in the austral heavens....
Comet 15P/Finlay: an image (19 Dec. 2014)
A couple of days ago, astronomers observing from Argentina reported that comet 15P/Finlay was significantly brighter than previously reporting, suggesting an ongoing outburst. This was later confirmed by observers in Australia and from southern...
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...
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...
