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02/13/2015

Comet 15P/Finlay: an image (10 Feb. 2015)

Comet 15P/Finlay was observed again with the robotic Virtual Telescope facility, using a short and lately rare clear moment, after weeks of bad weather. The image above comes from the average of seven, 90-seconds...

Comet 15P/Finlay and planet Mars: 23 Dec. 2014

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12/23/2014

Comet 15P/Finlay meets planet Mars: an image (23 Dec. 2014)

After the historic very close encounter between comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring and Mars last Oct., another comet met planet Mars again, this time only apparently. It is comet 15P/Finlay, recently gone in outburst,...

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12/19/2014

Comet 15P/Finlay: an image (19 Dec. 2014)

A couple of days ago, astronomers observing from Argentina reported that comet 15P/Finlay was significantly brighter than previously reporting, suggesting an ongoing outburst. This was later confirmed by observers in Australia and from southern...