Messier 81 and Messier 82 – 16 Jan. 2024.
Among the best known galaxies out there, M81 and M82 are always a stunning view. Here it is our lat image of this cosmic pair. The image above comes from the average of 30,...
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Messier 81, Messier 82 and supernova SN 2014J: an image
The recently discovered supernova SN 2014J is hosted by the well-known irregular galaxy Messier 82. This cosmic island, about 12 millions of light years from us, is making a very beautiful couple with Messier...
Virtual Telescope serendipitously confirms a nova candidate in M81!
During the tests performed these last nights at the Virtual Telescope while fine tuning the new software recently installed, we were lucky enough to serendipitously capture a nova (not a supernova) candidate in Messier...
Software upgraded at the Virtual Telescope: 6 Feb. 2013
A nova inM81 was serendipitously grasped in M81: check it out! Last night, we managed to properly configure our robotic telescopes, after installing the new TheSkyX software suite. Thomas Bisque, from Software Bisque (the manufacturer...
M 81 – UMa
This is the wonderful spiral galaxy M81, in Ursa Major. It was discovered on 31 Dec. 1774 by J.E. Bode. Its distance in estimated in 12 millions of light years. Here, it was imaged...
