Monthly Archive: May 2015

Asteroid Day: an official global event, online – 30 June 2015

Asteroid Day: an official global event, online – 30 June 2015

Next 30 June 2015, anniversary of the 1908 Tunguska event, will be internationally celebrated as the “Asteroid Day“: it is “a global awareness movement where people from around the world come together to learn...

Arp 178: NGC 5614 (center of the image) NGC 5613 (right) and NGC 5615 (on NGC 5614's halo): an image (19 May)

NGC 5614 (Boo) and Arp 178: an image

NGC 5614 (center of the image) is a very interesting galaxy part of an apparent triplet known as Arp 178 (including also NGC 5613, on the right, and NGC 5615, on the NGC 5614 halo) Both...

Comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: 19 May 2015

C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new image (19 May 2015)

A lot of time has gone since we saw comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy last time. After more than two months, we decided to look at this comet again, remembering the unforgettable show we all enjoyed...