Discovery of a probable nova in Messier 31 – 01 Oct. 2023.
We report the discovery of a probable nova in Messier 31, found during our survey work on this galaxy. Updates 3 Oct.: 3.7776 Oct. 2023, R= 17.4 2 Oct.: 2.7636 Oct. 2023, R= 17.8...
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“Una Notte tra le Stelle”: esplorazione del cielo più buio dell’Italia peninsulare – 5 ottobre 2023
In occasione delle “100 Ore di Astronomia” dell’International Astronomical Union, il Virtual Telescope Project propone in diretta streaming l’osservazione delle meraviglie del cielo di Manciano (GR), il più stellato della penisola, l’ultimo rimasto, oggi...
Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx filmed at its flyby with the Earth – 23 Sept. 2023
We succeeded imaging the Nasa’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft during its flyby with the Earth, going to release its capsule with samples of asteroid Bennu. See our image and time-lapse below. The image above comes from...
Discovery of two new variable stars in the field of Messier 33
We report the discovery of two new variables star in the field of Messier 33, part of a dedicated survey we recently started. The image above comes from the combination of 28, 120-second unfiltered...
Messier 17, a stunning view – 11 Sept. 2023
We managed to capture a superb image of the celebrated Messier 17 nebula, aka “Omega” and “Swan” because of its shape. Enjoy the view below. The image above comes from the combination of 31,...
Osiris-Rex: back to Earth and beyond – online observation (23 Sept. 2023)
Nasa’s Osiris-Rex is on its way back, ready to deliver sample from asteroid Bennu to Earth. We will try to show in real-time the spacecraft 12 hours before releasing the precious Sample Return Capsule...
Comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura: a image – 5 Sept. 2023
We imaged the nice comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura, right now showing a stunning tail. Despite it was very low in a bright sky due to the Moon, we captured a great image. The image...
Discovery of long term, large variability and very bright flare detection of the optical counterpart of the NVSS J004354+404634 radio source in the Messier 31 field: a new blazar candidate.
We report the discovery of the long term, large variability of the optical counterpart of the NVSS J004354+404634 radio source in the field of Messier 31, found during our survey of this galaxy. Our investigations...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new, deep image – 10 Aug. 2023
We observed comet 12P/Pons-Brooks under very good sky conditions, going quite deep and recording a faint structure in the coma. here we present our image. The image above comes from the median combination of...
The 31 Aug. 2023 Blue Supermoon: the largest full Moon of the year – online observation
Next 31 Aug., the Supermoon will be back for the third time this year, but with two amazing bonuses: it will be the largest full Moon of 2023 and will be a so-called “Blue...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 8 Aug. 2023
We observed comet 12P/Pons-Brooks again, to track its evolution after its 20 July bright outburst. For sure, it is a very intriguing target. The image above comes from the average of 13, 180-second unfiltered...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: an image – 6 Aug. 2023
We imaged comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS again, while slowly approaching its conjunction with the Sun. Hopefully it will become a bright object late next year. The image above comes from the average of seven,...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image and time lapse – 28 July 2023
We continue monitoring comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and its evolution. Here it is a new image and an updated time-lapse, showing the expansion of the coma after the 20 July bright outburst. The image above comes...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: high resolution image – 27 July 2023
Thanks to a good seeing, we could capture a nice set of images of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, 7 days after its bright outburst. Here we share some interesting processing. The images above come from the...
