Comet 65P/Gunn: an image (10 Sept. 2018)
Comet 65P/Gunn orbits the Sun with a period of 6.8 years. Its last perihelion was on Oct 2017. Here it is an image we captured about one year later, on Sept. 2018. The image above...
Category: comets
Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann: an image (10 Sept. 2018)
Comet 29P/Schwassmann–Wachmann is one of the most studied dirty snowballs out there, as it shows frequent outburst, making it a unique object. We observed this comet many times over the year, but quite oddly...
Comet 37P/Forbes: an image (10 Sept. 2018)
Comet 37P/Forbes orbits the Sun with a period of 6.3 years. Its last perihelion was last May. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the...
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels: an image (17 Sept. 2018)
Comet 64P/Swift-Gehrels orbits the Sun with a period of 9.4 years. Here it is an image we captured a few nights ago. The image above comes from the average of six, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (17 Sept. 2018)
We continue observing comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner after its perihelion, while it leaves the inner Solar System. The comet is slowly fading. The image above comes from the average of 22, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected “Elena”...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (11 Sept. 2018)
While both at its perihelion and about at its minimum distance from the Earth, we imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner, under good sky conditions. Here it is what we saw. The image above comes from the...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner meets the Messier 37 open star cluster – 11 Sept. 2018.
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner made a nice conjunction early this morning, to celebrate both its perihelion (minimum distance from the Sun) and its large flyby with the our Planet. While surfing the skies, the comet met...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (9 Sept. 2018)
We imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner again, under less than ideal conditions. The comet is always a stunning view, now ready to reach its perihelion. We will keep an eye on it. The image above comes...
Comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner: an image (6 Sept. 2018)
While it approaches its perihelion, we imaged comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner crossings the Northern sky, close to the visibility by naked eye. We will track it for the the upcoming weeks, meantime we are pleased to...
Comet C/2017 O1 ASASSN: an image (13 Oct. 2017)
Comet C/2017 O1 ASASSN was discovered last July and reached its perihelion last week, so it just started leaving the inner Solar System. Here it is an image captured via the Virtual Telescope Project....
Comet 362P / (457175) P/2008 GO98: a new image (13 Oct. 2017)
After almost two months, we observed again (457175) 2008 GO98, previously classified as an asteroid belonging to the Hilda group, which showed a clear cometary activity earlier this year. Now, it received a cometary periodic...
Cometary activity in (457175) 2008 GO98: new observations (23 Aug. 2017)
The Hilda-type asteroid (457175) 2008 GO98 has been followed-up quite closely by our facility. Our latest observations still show a clear coma, saying the cometary activity is still ongoing. The image above is the average...
Comet C/2015 ER61 Panstarrs: an image (24 Aug. 2017)
After a couple of months, we observed comet C/2015 ER61 Panstarrs again. It is still showing a nice tail. The image above comes from the average of eight, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with...
Cometary activity in (457175) 2008 GO98: new observations (01 Aug. 2017)
We continue monitoring the intriguing Hilda-type asteroid (457175) 2008 GO98, after it was found to show cometary activity early last July. Before the Moon will be too invasive, we checked it and it is...
