Despite the very bright Moon, at Virtual Telescope we wanted to capture a new image of comet C/2014 E2 Jacques. The image above comes from the average of 5, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic...
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Continuing the follow-up of comet C/2014 E2 Jacques, last morning we observed it again, finding it was showing a completely different aspect than the previous nights. This comet is really surprising, with its details...
While the Perseids will be a minor event in 2014 because of the full Moon, some meteors are already visible and were recorded by the all-sky camera installed at the Virtual Telescope. Above is...
Thanks to a great sky, at the Virtual Telescope we imaged comet C/2014 E2 Jacques again this morning, remotely The image above comes from the average of 10, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″...
Placed at about 50 millions of light years, NGC 7217 is a elegant galaxy in Pegasus, showing very delicate and round spiral arms. This object shows a few unusual features: one of the most striking...
Early on the morning of 6 Aug. 2014, the sky was finally clear at the Virtual Telescope observing site and we managed to capture some images of comet C/2014 E2 Jacques. The image above...
For many “young” stargazers, the splendid constellation of Sagittarius host a plethora of open and globular clusters, as well as splendid gaseous clouds, because of the rich Milky Way making that part of the...
After almost ten days of cloudy/unfavorable weather, we imaged comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again, finding it much fainter than the 24 of July. The image above comes from 13, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to...
In 2007, comet 17P/Holmes awarded astronomers with an amazing outburst, making it an very outstanding object. This comet is not new to these performances, as when it was discovered in 1982 it was in...
After several days of cloudy weather, at Virtual Telescope we imaged comet C/2014 E2 Jacques again. The image above comes from the average of 9, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of...
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