After the partial show of the Camelopardalids meteor shower, their parent comet, 209P/Linear, reached its minimum distance from the Earth, transiting at about 8.3 millions of km from us. This distance made comet 209P...
While the expected Camelopardalids meteor shower performed much less than hoped, comet 209P/Linear countinues to approach us, having a close encounter with the Earth. Next 29 May, comet 209P will be at ~8 millions of km from...
While waiting for the online session sharing this comet and, above all, the potential Camelopardalids meteor shower connected to it, at Virtual Telescope we imaged comet 209P/Linear again on 20 May 2014. Twelve, 180-seconds exposures,...
> See comet 209P/Linear LIVE, click here! < > See comet 209P/Linear LIVE, click here! < Next 24 May 2014, between 06:00 and 08:00 UT, there are chances to enjoy a memorable, exceptional meteor shower. The...
Next 24 May, between 6 and 8 UT, there are chances to see an exceptional meteor shower, originated by the small comet 209/P Linear, now widely known “Camelopardalids“. At Virtual Telescope we wanted to...
The new year started in a great way at Virtual Telescope! A few hours midnight, after welcoming the new 2014, the sky was clear and comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy was at about 20 degrees...
Comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy is putting an amazing show out there. It is enchanting us with a long tail, but it is amazingly interesting even at high resolution. Above in an image remotely...
While c/2012 S1 Ison show faded, many other comets are out there this season. Above is an image of comet 154P/Brewington, named after Howard J. Brewington, who discovered it in 1992. It is the average...
Comet C/2012 S1 Ison is now shining at about mag. -3 in LASCO C3 images from space. The comet showed a spectacular brightening trend since it entered the LASCO C3 field of view. In...
While comet C/2012 S1 Ison is living its “hottest” days, approaching the minimum distance from the Sun (28 Nov. 2013), a report from Michal Drahus (Caltech/NRAO) says that he and Israel Hermelo (IRAM Granada) have...
After Hale-Bopp, comet C/2012 Ison if for sure the most awaited one in recent history. Discovered in Sept. 2012 and predicted to possible be one of the most impressive objects of its class...
While comet Ison is now the true cometary star out there, comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy is just amazing and truly beautiful: this is a lucky season, as for comets! On 14 Nov. the PlaneWave 17″ robotic...
On 18 Nov. 2013 at 04:50 UT comet C/2012 S1 Ison was imaged again at Virtual Telescope, under poor (full Moon, haze, very low altitude) conditions, remotely using the Planewave 17″ robotic unit: likely this...
comets / conjunction / Stars
While heading toward the Sun, comet Ison is harder and harder to catch now in the morning twilight. These are likely the last hours to spot it before it will brushes the Sun,...
– Asteroid (887) Alinda (12 Jan. 2025)
– Mars 2025 live (12 & 16 Jan. 2025)
– Planetary Parade (25 Jan. 2025)
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