Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan: a image – 15 Jan. 2024
Comet 62P/Tsuchinshan reached the minimum distance from the Sun on 25 Dec. 2023 and now, while it leaves the inner solar system, it is showing a nice tail. The image above comes from the...
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 15 Jan. 2024
Here it is comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, while approaching the Sun. It shows a faint tail. The image above comes from the average of 5, 120-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount ME+C3Pro61000EC robotic unit...
Comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs and the Orion’s Belt – 4 Jan. 2024
The first image of the new year captured the faint comet C/2017 K2 Panstarrs while crossing the Orion constellation, particularly its stunning belt. The image above comes from the combination of 19, 120-second exposures,...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 19 Nov. 2023
Here it is comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, imaged after its 4th outburst after the July one. The image above comes from the sigma combination of 10, 180-second unfiltered exposures, remotely taken with the Celestron C14+Paramount ME+SBIG...
Comet C/2023 H2 Lemmon: a image – 8 Nov. 2023
We observed comet C/2023 H2 Lemmon, showing a nice, faint tail. The image is available below. The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of 9, 120-second exposures, unfiltered, remotely taken with the ARTEC250+Paramount...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks: a new image – 13 Oct. 2023
We observed comet 12P/Pons-Brooks again, to track its evolution after its 5 Oct. bright outburst. As with the July one, the coma expanded significantly. The image above comes from the median combination of 31,...
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks again in bright outburst: an image – 8 Oct. 2023
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks was spotted again in a bright outburst on 5 Oct., after the one in July. Three days later, we captured it under good sky conditions and we see the same horseshoe shape....
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...
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...
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...
