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Comet P2016 BA14 Panstarrs shows a nice tail - 24 Mar. 2016

03/25/2016

Record making comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs: new images with tail and a stunning video with Messier 106 (24 Mar. 2016)

While it is leaving us after making history with its flyby, at Virtual Telescope we are continuously tracking comet P/2016 BA14 Panstarrs. Unfortunately, there is still a Full Moon and we had to fight against...

Supernovae SN 2014J in Messier 82, SN 2014L in Messier 99, SN 2014bc in Messier 106 and supernova SN 2014dt in Messier 61.

galaxy / supernova

11/04/2014

Four Supernovae in Four Messier Galaxies: SN 2014J (M82), SN 2014L (M99), SN 2014bc (M106) and 2014dt (M61)

The recent supernova in Messier 61 is the latest member of a very special and very small group, the one including all the supernova events happened in 2014 in a Messier galaxy. So far,...

Messier 106 and Supernova SN 2014bc: 29 May 2014

galaxy / supernova

05/30/2014

Supernova SN 2014bc in Messier 106: a new image (29 May 2014)

Last 21 May, a possible supernova was reported in Messier 106, a famous galaxy in Canes Venatici. At Virtual Telescope we did immediate follow-up, confirming the transient was real, doing spectroscopy and identifying it...

PSN J12185771+4718113 in M106: spectrum (21 May 2014)

galaxy / spectroscopy / supernova

05/22/2014

Supernova SN 2014bc (was PSN J12185771+4718113) in M106: image and spectroscopy

Updates (22 May 2014): the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT) issued CBET 3877 (subscription required), were this object is officially designed SN 2014bc. The mentioned CBET reports our observations: ” Additional unfiltered CCD magnitudes for 2014bc:...