Sky of the Month – star chart: Dec. 2014
Above is a star chart showing the sky as visible on Dec. 15, 2014, at 20:00 pm local time, from a location placed at (13°E;41°N). Of course, it is valid for any location around...
Author: Gianluca Masi
“C’era una volta il Cielo Stellato: inquinamento luminoso e risparmio energetico”: podcast
In questa pagina è disponibile la registrazione dell’evento “C’era una volta il Cielo Stellato: inquinamento luminoso e risparmio energetico”: Back to “podcast” page Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and receive...
8 October 2014 – Total Lunar Eclipse: podcast
Below is the podcast of our live coverage of the 8 Oct. lunar eclipse, an international, very successful campaign hosted by the Virtual Telescope Back to “podcasts” page Support The Virtual...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 WC201 very close encounter: online event (01 Dec. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 02 Dec. 2014, at 04:52 UT, the 20-meters large asteroid 2014 WC201 will made a very close...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (25 Nov. 2014)
After its historic close approch to Mars, last Oct., comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring is still an interesting sight, though not easy from the Northern hemisphere. The image above is the average of five,...
Four Supernovae in Four Messier Galaxies: SN 2014J (M82), SN 2014L (M99), SN 2014bc (M106) and 2014dt (M61)
The recent supernova in Messier 61 is the latest member of a very special and very small group, the one including all the supernova events happened in 2014 in a Messier galaxy. So far,...
Maffei 1 and Maffei 2: an interesting couple of galaxies
If there is a couple of relatively close galaxies that you have never seen, likely they are Maffei 1 and Maffei 2. While they are closer than 10 millions of light years (well, that...
Possible Supernova PSN J02183806+3336583: an image (02 Nov. 2014)
This image of the possible Supernova PPSN J02183806+3336583 in the PGC 2035709 galaxy comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The supernova was estimated at...
Possible Supernova PSN J02262331+2739348: an image (02 Nov. 2014)
This image of the possible Supernova PSN J02262331+2739348 in the UGC 1899 galaxy comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. The supernova was...
Comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov: a new image (30 Oct. 2014)
On 30 Oct. 2014, we observed comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov again. The image above comes from seven, 180-seconds unfiltered exposures, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount ME+SBIG STL-6303E robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope Project. They were...
Bright supernova MASTER OT J120451.50+265946.6 in NGC 4080: an image (31 Oct. 2014)
This is a good season for reasonably bright supernovae. Just before SN 2014dt in Messier 61 was discovered, another bright supernova has been found in NGC 4080, named MASTER OT J120451.50+265946.6 after the survey which...
Supernova SN 2014dt (= PSN J12215757+0428185) in Messier 61
Updates: this transient has been spectroscopically confirmed as a peculiar type Ia supernova and it is now officially named SN 2014dt, after the CBAT issued the CBET 4011 (login required) Circular, including our observations! Six...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2014 UF56 is approaching: an image (26 Oct. 2014)
While waiting for the near-Earth asteroid 2014 UF56 and its very close encounter later today, we imaged this small, ~14 meters rock 24 hours, while it was already within one million kilometers. Above is...
Comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov: two images (25 and 26 Oct. 2014)
Discovered on 22 Aug. 2014, comet C/2014 Q3 Borisov showed an interesting increase of brightness recently, at least of a couple of magnitudes. The image above shows two shots, talek one day apart. Each picture comes...
