Comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura: a image – 5 Sept. 2023
We imaged the nice comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura, right now showing a stunning tail. Despite it was very low in a bright sky due to the Moon, we captured a great image. The image...
Author: Gianluca Masi
Discovery of long term, large variability and very bright flare detection of the optical counterpart of the NVSS J004354+404634 radio source in the Messier 31 field: a new blazar candidate.
We report the discovery of the long term, large variability of the optical counterpart of the NVSS J004354+404634 radio source in the field of Messier 31, found during our survey of this galaxy. Our investigations...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new, deep image – 10 Aug. 2023
We observed comet 12P/Pons-Brooks under very good sky conditions, going quite deep and recording a faint structure in the coma. here we present our image. The image above comes from the median combination of...
The 31 Aug. 2023 Blue Supermoon: the largest full Moon of the year – online observation
Next 31 Aug., the Supermoon will be back for the third time this year, but with two amazing bonuses: it will be the largest full Moon of 2023 and will be a so-called “Blue...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 8 Aug. 2023
We observed comet 12P/Pons-Brooks again, to track its evolution after its 20 July bright outburst. For sure, it is a very intriguing target. The image above comes from the average of 13, 180-second unfiltered...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: an image – 6 Aug. 2023
We imaged comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS again, while slowly approaching its conjunction with the Sun. Hopefully it will become a bright object late next year. The image above comes from the average of seven,...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image and time lapse – 28 July 2023
We continue monitoring comet 12P/Pons-Brooks and its evolution. Here it is a new image and an updated time-lapse, showing the expansion of the coma after the 20 July bright outburst. The image above comes...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: high resolution image – 27 July 2023
Thanks to a good seeing, we could capture a nice set of images of comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, 7 days after its bright outburst. Here we share some interesting processing. The images above come from the...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks bright outburst: image and coma evolution- 26 July 2023
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was observed again, six days after its bright outburst. Here it is our new image. The image above comes from the average of 15, 180-second exposures, remotely taken with the Celestron C14+Paramount...
Chandrayaan-3: a new image (25 July 2023)
We imaged the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft again, after its orbit was successfully raised for the 5th time. Here it is our image. The image above comes from a single 120-second exposure, remotely taken with the...
Perseid meteor shower 2023, online observation – 13 Aug. 2023
The Perseid meteor shower is back, ready to put a wonderful show up there. We will share it live, online, at their peak: join us from the comfort of your home. This year, the...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks bright outburst: an image – 23 July 2023
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was spotted in a bright outburst on July 20. Three days later, once the sky was clear, we imaged it under good seeing conditions. The image above comes from the average of...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2023 NT1 extremely close encounter: a image – 15 July 2023
On 13 July 2023, the near-Earth asteroid 2023 NT1 had an extremely close, but safe encounter with our Earth, coming as close as 100.000 km from its center. It was spotted two days later,...
The Chandrayaan-3: a image and time-lapse: 15 & 17 July 2023
We managed to capture the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft again and also create a time-lapse from our first night data. The image above comes from a single 180-second exposure, remotely taken with the Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG...
