Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an awesome movie (03 Apr. 2017)
We have been following comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy since it was discovered early in March 2017. We are amazed to see how this comet, night after night, is increasing its brightness and shows a...
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Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an outstanding image (03 Apr. 2017)
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy continues to impress us with its constant brightening. Its tail is now truly spectacular and we could not miss the opportunity to capture it again. The image above comes from...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (31 Mar. 2017)
Thanks to a very good sky, we observed comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy again, for the third night in a row. It ion tail is always a wonderful view, while the comet heads to its perihelion...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (30 Mar. 2017)
We observed comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy again, after we observed it developed a nice ion tail, which is still a prominent feature, despite the comet’s low solar elongation. The image above comes from the median combination...
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy: an image (29 Mar. 2017)
Comet C/2017 E4 Lovejoy was discovered on 9 Mar. 2017 and since then it showed a significant increase in its brightness. After helping in its confirmation at the discovery time, we managed to capture...
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new image (19 May 2015)
A lot of time has gone since we saw comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy last time. After more than two months, we decided to look at this comet again, remembering the unforgettable show we all enjoyed...
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new image (12 Mar. 2015)
After almost three months (a full season!), at Virtual Telescope we are always tracking comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy, one of the most beautiful objects of this kind we have seen around these last years....
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new mosaic (23 Feb. 2015)
A new image of comet was recently taken via the Virtual Telescope, thanks to an unexpected short window of clear sky; so, we continue our amazing coverage we provided for more than two months now. The image...
C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new mosaic (18 Feb. 2015)
A new image of comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy was taken last night via the Virtual Telescope, continuing the amazing coverage we provided over the last almost two months. The image above comes from the average...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new mosaic (11 Feb. 2015)
A new imaging session for comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy was planned at Virtual Telescope, thanks to a short window of clear skies. Luckily enough, as soon as we ended the planned run, the clouds...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new mosaic (09 Feb. 2015)
After more than one week of clouds and heavy rain, at Virtual Telescope we could image comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy again, on its way back to the outer Solar System. There was an excellent...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new mosaic (01 Feb. 2015)
Now on its way back to the deep Solar System, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy is still the queen of the sky, with its ongoing show despite the bright Moon. The image above comes from the average...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new mosaic (30 Jan. 2015, perihelion day)
On 30 Jan. 2015, comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy reached perihelion, that is its minimum distance from the Sun, at about 190 millions of km from our star. We planned a live, online session to...
Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new hi-res image (25 Jan. 2015)
Last night the sky was apparently clear, so at Virtual Telescope we started a new imaging session of comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy. Unfortunately, the weather changed rapidly, allowing us to capture only an high-res...
