Comet 123P/West-Hartley: an image (9 Dec. 2018)
Comet 123P/West-Hartley orbits the Sun with a period of 7.6 years. Its next perihelion will be on 5 Feb. 2019. With this image, we started monitoring it. The image above comes from the average of...
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Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann in outburst: an image (11 Dec. 2018)
A new image of comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann was captured during its recent outburst and shows a very interesting coma. * NB: versione in Italiano qui * The image above comes from the average of seven, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected...
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels: an image (10 Dec. 2018)
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels reached its perihelion early last Nov.: here it is an image, showing it well active. The image above comes from the average of five, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the “Elena” (PlaneWave 17″+Paramount...
Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma: an image (11 Dec. 2018)
Comet 38P/Stephan-Oterma orbits the Sun with a period of 38 years. Its last perihelion was last 10 November. Here it is an image we captured last night. * NB: versione in Italiano qui * The image above comes...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen, an image from the perihelion eve – 11 Dec. 2018
On its perihelion eve, we grabbed new images of comet 46P/Wirtanen, enjoying its huge coma as usual. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of twelve, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann in outburst: an image (10 Dec. 2018)
After three months from our previous observation, we imaged comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann again, while it was in one of its frequent and interesting outbursts. * NB: versione in Italiano qui * The image above comes from the average...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen’s week: here we are, with a new image and movie (10 Dec. 2018)!
This is the week of comet 46P/Wirtanen: in the next days it will reach the perihelion (12 Dec., minimum distance from the Sun) and will have its fly-by with the Earth (16 Dec.). We will...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen show: a new image (8 Dec. 2018)
We imaged comet 46P/Wirtanen again on 8 Dec. 2018, under very good sky conditions and we are pleased to share this new close-up of the comet with you. * NB: versione in Italiano qui * The image...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen apparition: a new image (7 Dec. 2018)
Comet 46P/Wirtanen was imaged again via the Virtual Telescope, now that is constantly improving its visibility. Here it is what we saw. The image above comes from the average of six, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
Mars and Neptune meet in the sky: an image of a stunning conjunction – 7 Dec. 2018
On 7 Dec. 2018, planets Mars and Neptune had a very close conjunction, coming closer than 2 arcminutes. A few hours later, we could image them, also grabbing Triton, the largest satellite of Neptune....
Comet 46P/Wirtanen starts its northern show: new images (5 Dec. 2018)
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is now ready for you to see it. Visible to the naked eye from dark sites, it is an easy target with a modest binocular and it will be even brighter in...
Wirtanen, the Christmas 2018 comet: how, where and when – a quick guide to comet 46P
Ok, you have surely heard about this: comet Wirtanen is putting its show out there, just on time for Christmas. Here you will find a few tips to look for and enjoy this nice...
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is entering the Northern sky: a close-up image (1 Dec. 2018)
Comet 46P/Wirtanen is higher and higher in the northern skies, preparing for its imminent show. While we are waiting, here it is a new image from last night. * NB: versione in Italiano qui * The image...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2018 WV1 extremely close encounter: a slice of Moon? (1 Dec. 2018)
Discovered on 29 Nov. 2018, the near-Earth asteroid 2018 WV1 will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with the Earth on 2 Dec. 2018, at 03:12 UTC, when it will be at about...
