International Observe the Moon Night: 19 Sept. 2015
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** This 19 Sept. 2015 celebrate the International Observe the Moon Night 2015 with the Virtual Telescope! We will show...
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McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: still bright, new observing season started (26 Aug. 2015)
V1647 Ori and the associated McNeil Nebula continues to amaze us at Virtual Telescope every time we look at them. We have been tracking it since it was discovered in 2004. Every year we...
PSN J15220552+0503160 in NGC 5921: an image (11 Sept. 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J15220552+0503160 in NGC 5921 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
PSN J23523718+1433092 in UGC 12822: an image (11 Sept. 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J23523718+1433092 in UGC 12822 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of four, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
PSN J02524671+4656470 in UGC 2351: an image (12 Sept. 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J02524671+4656470 in UGC 2351 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of six, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
PSN J06280368+7418338 in UGC 3460: an image (12 Sept. 2015)
The supernova PSN J06280368+7418338 in UGC 3460 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of six, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
PSN J23201093+2850583: an image (12 Sept. 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J23201093+2850583 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG...
PSN J04544410+6943075 in PGC 16301: an image (12 Sept. 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J04544410+6943075 in PGC 16301 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of six, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
28 September 2015, “super” Moon total eclipse: an observer guide
*** See the lunar total eclipse online HERE! *** Next Sept. 28, the wonderful show of a total lunar eclipse will be back in our skies. A great opportunity for many of us to look...
28 September 2015: Total Lunar Eclipse – live event, online!
*** Join it LIVE here! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 28 September 2015, the Moon will offer an amazing total eclipse, well visible from Europe, most of the Americas and part of Africa. In addition,...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (26 Aug. 2015)
*** More Images of Comet 67P here! *** On 26 Aug. 2015, at the end of the night, we imaged Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under good sky conditions. Because of the imminent full Moon, it...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (23 Aug. 2015)
For the third time, we imaged comet Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under good sky conditions. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission, which released there its module Philae. This image above comes...
NGC 7006 in Delphinus: an image for the 9th birthday for the Virtual Telescope Project
It was 21 Aug. 2006 when I launched the Virtual Telescope Project. It was the beginning of one of the most intriguing adventures of my astronomical life. That far day, I was only thinking of...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (20 Aug. 2015)
After our first, post-perihelion image from ground, we imaged comet Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under very good sky condition. It is worth to remember that this comet is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission....
