Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan: a image – 18 Feb. 2024
Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan is crossing a region of the sky with plenty of galaxies on the background. Here it is pairing with NGC 4608. The image above comes from the average of 6, 300-second, unfiltered...
Author: Gianluca Masi
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 13 Feb. 2024
After several cloudy nights, we collected a new image of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, displaying such a beautiful tail. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of 5, 120-second unfiltered exposures, taken with the...
Supernova SN 2024any in the NGC 1222 galaxy: an image – 29 Jan. 2024.
We imaged supernova SN 2024any in NGC 1222, one of the brightest ones of these first weeks of the new year. The image above comes from the average of six, 180-second exposures, unfiltered and...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2024 CY1 very close encounter: online observation – 11 Feb. 2024
On 12 Feb. 2024, the near-Earth asteroid 2024 CY1 will have a very close, but safe, encounter with us, coming at about 121000 km from the Earth, about 31% of the average lunar distance....
Comet 32P/Comas-Solà: an image – 29 Jan. 2024
We observed comet 32P/Comas-Solà, on its way to perihelion (20 Apr. 2024). The image is available below. The image above comes from the average of 5, 300-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided, remotely taken with...
Supernova SN 2024bch in the NGC 3206 galaxy: an image – 29 Jan. 2024.
We imaged supernova SN 2024bch in NGC3206 soon after its discovery and share the view here. The image above comes from the average of eight, 180-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided, remotely taken with the...
Comet 144P/Kushida: an image – 3 Feb. 2024
We present a close-up of the comet 144P/Kushida, showing its inner coma. The image above comes from the average of 6, 300-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the C14+Paramount ME+ST8-XME robotic unit available as...
Comet 32P/Comas-Solà: an image – 3 Feb. 2024
We observed comet 32P/Comas-Solà, approaching its perihelion (20 Apr. 2024). The image is available below. The image above comes from the average of 5, 300-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided, remotely taken with the C14+Paramount...
Valentine’s Day potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 BR4: an image – 4 Feb. 2024
Next 14 Feb. 2024, just on-time for Valentine’s Day, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 BR4 will have a relatively close and obviously safe close encounter with our planet. Here it is an image of...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2023 SP1 close encounter: image and movie – 3 Feb. 2024
We tracked again the potentially hazardous asteroid 2023 SP1 while it safely comes relatively close to us, capturing the nice image and time-lapse below. The image above comes from a single 180-second exposure, remotely...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 3 Feb. 2024
We present a new image of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks on its way to its turning point around the Sun. Let’s enjoy its beauty. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of 25, 120-second...
Supernova SN 2023wrk in the NGC 3690 galaxy: an image – 3 Feb. 2024.
We imaged supernova SN 2023wrk in NGC 3690, member of a stunning interacting pair of galaxies. Here it is that beautiful spot of sky. The image above comes from the average of 9, 300-second...
The spiral galaxy IC 342: an image – 29 Jan. 2024.
IC 342 is a wonderful spiral galaxy, also known as the “Hidden Galaxy” because its brightness is remarkably obscured by dusty clouds in our Milky Way. Here it is our image. The image above...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2023 SP1 close encounter: online observation – 7 Feb. 2024
Next 7 Feb. 2024, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2023 SP1 will have a relatively close and obviously safe encounter with us, coming at about 5.5 million of km from the Earth, 14 times the...
