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...
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....
*** 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...
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...
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...
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...
At Virtual Telescope we ended August observing comet C/2014 E2 Jacques on 31 Aug. 2014. The image above comes from 9, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope. They were...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques was observed again on 30 Aug. 2014. The image above comes from 7, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope. They were median combined to remove...
On 26 Aug. 2014, comet C/2014 E2 Jacques, we observed again. The image above comes from 9, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope. They were median combined to...
Continuing the close monitoring of comet C/2014 E2 Jacques, we observed it again on 23 Aug. 2014. The image above comes from 9, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual...
On its way back to the outer Solar System, comet C/2014 E2 Jacques is continuously changing its aspect, so at Virtual Telescope we are trying to cover it closely. The image above comes from...
As you know, at Virtual Telescope we managed to cover quite extensively the passage of comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina while at its minimum distance from the Earth, last July. Then, the comet constantly reduced...
After the detailed sight of the night before, when the ion tail was less apparent than on previous observations, comet C/2014 E2 Jacques was observed again and the ion tail was bright (but narrower)...
Discovered on 13 Nov. 2013 from Morocco, comet C/2013 V5 Oukaimeden looked as an interesting object since then. Its luminosity could peak at mag. 5.5 around mid-September, so it deserves attention (as always...
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