Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques: a new image (6 Aug. 2014)
Early on the morning of 6 Aug. 2014, the sky was finally clear at the Virtual Telescope observing site and we managed to capture some images of comet C/2014 E2 Jacques. The image above...
Category: comets
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (03 Aug. 2014)
After almost ten days of cloudy/unfavorable weather, we imaged comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again, finding it much fainter than the 24 of July. The image above comes from 13, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to...
Comet 17P/Holmes: an image (25 July 2014)
In 2007, comet 17P/Holmes awarded astronomers with an amazing outburst, making it an very outstanding object. This comet is not new to these performances, as when it was discovered in 1982 it was in...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques: a new image (2 Aug. 2014)
After several days of cloudy weather, at Virtual Telescope we imaged comet C/2014 E2 Jacques again. The image above comes from the average of 9, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques: a new image (26 July 2014)
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques was observed again early on 26 July, even if under less-than-ideal conditions. The image above comes from the average of 6, 180-seconds exposures, remotely taken with the 17″ robotic unit part of the...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques: a new image (25 July 2014)
After the first observations via the Virtual Telescope, comet C/2014 E2 Jacques improved its visibility from our location and we managed to visit it again. The image above comes from the average of 9, 180-seconds exposures,...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (24 July 2014)
Ten. This is the number of nights comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina was observed via the Virtual Telescope. For sure, it is clearly fainter than in mid-July, but its dusty tail is still well visible...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (21 July 2014)
After a couple of nights of rainy weather, at Virtual Telescope we managed to image comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again. This time we were able to capture less signal, as clouds were back after only 20...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques: an image (20 July 2014)
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques was discovered on 13 March 2014 by the Brazilian amateur astronomer Cristovao Jacques. It reached the perihelion on 29 June 2014, then approaching Venus within 14 millions of km two...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (19 July 2014)
For the 8th night (almost) in a row, Virtual Telescope visited comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, under good sky conditions. The dusty pattern of the comet is showing very well, as usual, making this comet...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (18 July 2014)
After a few days, the Virtual Telescope observed again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, while it is leaving the inner Solar System and constantly fading. The image above comes from 19, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to remove...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (15 July 2014)
After a one-night break because of the weather, the Virtual Telescope observed again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina. The image above comes from 19, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to remove the presence of the stars...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a five day survey
After five nights of observations in a row, we managed again to put together all the images we have of comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, showing how this comet evolved from 9 to 13 of...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (12/13 July 2014)
While the bright, full Moon was in principle a serious obstacle, at Virtual Telescope we managed to observe comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again on 12 July, early in the evening, before the Moon was...
