04/04/2013 - The Virtual Telescope Project 2.0

Supernova SN 2013am in Messier 65: 3 Apr. 2013

04/04/2013

Supernova SN 2013am in Messier 65: updates (3 Apr. 2013)

A supernova was recently discovered in the bright galaxy Messier 65; the Virtual Telescope helped confirming it while it was still waiting for an official designation. It is named SN 2013am and resulted to be a type...

comets

04/04/2013

Comet C/2012 S1 Ison: 3 Apr. 2013 image

Comet C/2012 S1 “Ison” is still continuously monitored by astronomers worldwide, waiting for its potentially bright apparition later this year. The Virtual Telescope Project visited it again, after the full Moon moved away. The...