Monthly Archive: March 2014

NGC 2832 in a dense field of galaxies

Crowded, cosmic voids

Last night, at Virtual Telescope we used a short break in the cloud coverage to confirm some possible supernovae. This is a field where the Virtual Telescope really does a great job: over the...

March 2014, Full Moon: an image

March 2014, Full Moon: a special image

After posting the original version, the March 2014 full Moon was carefully stretched to extract any subtle contrast and delicate pattern on the surface of our beautiful satellite. Images collected with the PlaneWave 17″...

Full Moon: 16 Mar. 2014

March 2014, Full Moon: an image

While often neglected by astronomers because of its blinding light, the full Moon is always a wonderful sight. Above is a two-frames mosaic, coming from two single shots, remotely taken with the PlaneWave 17...

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (143649) 2003 QQ47: online event (26 Mar. 2014)

Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (143649) 2003 QQ47: online event (26 Mar. 2014)

*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next  26 Mar. 2014 at 12:36 UT, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (143649) 2003 QQ47 will reach a minimum distance from...