Placed at about 5.000 light years from us, in the Cygnus constellation, there is this intricate gaseous bubble, catalogued as NGC 6888, also known as the “Crescent” Nebula. This 25 light years large envelope...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques was observed again early on 26 July, even if under less-than-ideal conditions. The image above comes from the average of 6, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the...
After the first observations via the Virtual Telescope, comet C/2014 E2 Jacques improved its visibility from our location and we managed to visit it again. The image above comes from the average of 9, 180-seconds exposures,...
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Ten. This is the number of nights comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina was observed via the Virtual Telescope. For sure, it is clearly fainter than in mid-July, but its dusty tail is still well visible...
“And he beholds the moon; like a rounded fragment of ice filled with motionless light” “The Temptation of St. Antony” Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) Back to “Star Quote of the Day“ Support The Virtual Telescope Project!...
Among the celestial treasures, planetary nebulae really stand out. Placed at a few thousands of light years from us, NGC 6781 is a perfect example of that. It is one of the apparently largest...
After a couple of nights of rainy weather, at Virtual Telescope we managed to image comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again. This time we were able to capture less signal, as clouds were back after only 20...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques was discovered on 13 March 2014 by the Brazilian amateur astronomer Cristovao Jacques. It reached the perihelion on 29 June 2014, then approaching Venus within 14 millions of km two...
For the 8th night (almost) in a row, Virtual Telescope visited comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, under good sky conditions. The dusty pattern of the comet is showing very well, as usual, making this comet...
After a few days, the Virtual Telescope observed again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, while it is leaving the inner Solar System and constantly fading. The image above comes from 19, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to remove...
After a one-night break because of the weather, the Virtual Telescope observed again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina. The image above comes from 19, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to remove the presence of the stars...
After five nights of observations in a row, we managed again to put together all the images we have of comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, showing how this comet evolved from 9 to 13 of...
While the bright, full Moon was in principle a serious obstacle, at Virtual Telescope we managed to observe comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again on 12 July, early in the evening, before the Moon was...
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