While comet Ison is approaching and comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy was just discovered, we wanted to observe another comet, too: comet 2P/Encke. It is a periodic comet orbiting the Sun once every three years, being...
After a few days of cloudy skies, the weather decided it was time for another clear night at the Virtual Telescope site. Early in the morning of 14 Sept. 2013, the PlaneWave 17″ robotic...
While it approaches the Sun, Virtual Telescope imaged again comet C/2012 S1 Ison. The comet just 18 deg. above the eastern horizon, and the weather was changing, so less than ideal conditions. The PlaneWave 17″...
After the first image of the season, Virtual Telescope imaged again comet C/2012 S1 Ison. The comet just 17 deg. above the eastern horizon, but it looked a less extreme situation than the previous...
Above is the first image of comet C/2012 S1 Ison taken with the Virtual Telescope after its conjunction with the Sun. It was an hard observation, with the comet just 12 deg. above the...
On the video below, comet C/2011 L4 “Pan-STARRS” shows its antitail and motion across the stars. Each frame comes from a 120-seconds exposure, taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope...
Comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS is still giving a great show in the northern skies. After it was visible at sunset by naked eye, it is now visible all night with a telescope, if you...
The Virtual Telescope visited comet C/2011 R1 McNaught, a nice object which reached mag 7 last April. It is still a nice view in the northern Spring skies, as the picture above clear...
After almost one month since then last visit, the Virtual Telescope imaged comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS again, while it moves away from the Sun. Above is the average of 14 unfiltered images, remotely taken...
On 18 Apr. 2013, after the Online Messier Marathon, the Virtual Telescope visited comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS . This is the third morning in a row. Above is the average of 15 unfiltered images,...
On 17 Apr. 2013, the Virtual Telescope visited comet c/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS with both its telescopes, with the aim to capture both an image and a spectrum. Above is the average of 18...
Comet Pan-STARRS peaked in brightness last March and is now constantly fading, while on its route back in the outer Solar System. At that time visible soon after the sunset, it is now circumpolar for many...
Comet C/2012 S1 “Ison” is slowly approaching the Sun and the world is waiting for its potentially bright apparition late this year. The Virtual Telescope Project continues to monitor it The image above...
Comet C/2012 S1 “Ison” is still continuously monitored by astronomers worldwide, waiting for its potentially bright apparition later this year. The Virtual Telescope Project visited it again, after the full Moon moved away. The...
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