M 8, the “Lagoon Nebula” – Sgr
The Lagoon Nebula, in Sagittarius, is one of the finest deep sky objects out there. It is an active star forming region and many suns are already born from this giant gas cloud....
Author: Gianluca Masi
M 16, the “Eagle Nebula” – Ser
Among the most studied nebulae in the sky, the region of the Messier 16, in Serpents, is very spectacular. A young family of stars, the open cluster NGC 6611, is born from the large cloud...
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Supernova SN 2013df (ex PSN J12262933+3113383) in NGC 4414: 8 June 2013
On 8.9 June, 2013, the Virtual Telescope main, robotic unit (PlaneWave 17″) imaged this supernova candidate, collecting three, 120-seconds images. The object appeared very well. At that time, the supernova was undesigned, our observations...
PSN J09541563+3718042 in UGC 5315: 6 June 2013
On 6 June, 2013, the Virtual Telescope main, robotic unit (PlaneWave 17″) imaged this supernova candidate, collecting three, 120-seconds images. The hosting galaxy (UGC 5315) was about 30 deg above the horizon. The transient...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 LR6 approaching the Earth: an image
The Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 LR6 was observed live and shared online on our website with thousands of people joining from all around the globe. At the time of the image above it was...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2013 LR6 very close approach: online observing session
On July 8, at 04:43 UT, the small, just discovered asteroid 2013 LR6 will reach a minimum distance from the Earth of about 110.000 km. It is a very safe distance, so it will...
GRB 130606A: detection of the optical afterglow (6 June 2013)
The sky is always ready to give a show at any moment. On 6 June 2013, at 21:26 UT,while doing other scientific activities at Virtual Telescope, we received an alert reporting that a GRB...
NGC 5907 – Dra
Lurking among the northern stars of Draco there is a smudge of light, announcing the presence of a deep sky object. It is the wonderful NGC 5907, also known as the Knife Edge or...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1998 QE2 at minimum distance: 31 May 2013
The 1998 QE2 online event went very well! Despite the clouds initially limited the visibility of the object, people connected online to the Virtual Telescope could spy this object soon after the closest approach....
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1998 QE2: a new image and video (30 May 2013)
While still 24 hours away from its close encounter with the Earth, asteroid 1998 QE2 is giving a nice show in the sky. The Virtual Telescope used its 17″ robitic unit to capure about...
Comet C/2011 L4 Pan-STARRS: antitail and motion (26 May 2013)
On the video below, comet C/2011 L4 “Pan-STARRS” shows its antitail and motion across the stars. Each frame comes from a 120-seconds exposure, taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the Virtual Telescope...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (285263) 1998 QE2: an image (28 May 2013)
While waiting for its close approach next 31 May, potentially hazardous asteroid 1998 QE2 was imaged by the Virtual Telescope, remotely using its 17″ robotic unit. The mount was asked to track the asterois,...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (285263) 1998 QE2 close encounter: finding chart
While potentially hazardous asteroid 1998 QE2 continues on its very save route around the Sun, ready to give its show later this month, we are preparing the observing campaign and our online, live coverage...
