NGC 5614 (Boo) and Arp 178: an image
NGC 5614 (center of the image) is a very interesting galaxy part of an apparent triplet known as Arp 178 (including also NGC 5613, on the right, and NGC 5615, on the NGC 5614 halo) Both...
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Possible Supernova PSN J16283836+3932552 in NGC 6166: an image (17 May 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J16283836+3932552 in NGC 6166 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. Once again, this event made possible for us to admire a rich corner of the Cosmos...
Possible Supernova PSN J13003230+2758411: an image (14 May 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J13003230+2758411 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. Once again, this event made possible for us to admire a rich corner of the Cosmos with plenty of...
Possible Supernova PSN J18285823+2254106 in NGC 6641: an image (14 May 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J18285823+2254106 in NGC 6641 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
NGC 4567 & NGC 4568 (Vir): an image
NGC 4567 and NGC 4568 are a stunning couple of spiral galaxies nicknamed the “Siamese Twins” or “Butterfly Galaxies” because of their shape and connection. Discovered in 1784 by Sir William Herschel, the are...
PSN J12060084+2036183 and PSN J12054713+2025026: two possible supernovae at a glance (10 May 2015)
Last night, we wanted to image a region we already observed, when confirming – on two different nights – two possible supernovae: in an handful of days, in fact, two suspect transients have been...
NGC 3344 (LMi): an image
Lurking at almost 25 millions of light years, among the pale stars of Leo Minor, NGC 3344 is a gorgeous spiral galaxy, relatively isolated and perfectly face on, with elegant arms and plenty of...
PSN J19435637+4758301 in UGC 11469: an image (3 May 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J19435637+4758301 in UGC 11469 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of four, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
PSN J07174570+2320406 in NGC 2357: an image (2 May 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J07174570+2320406 in NGC 2357 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of six, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the...
PSN J13145290+3442128 in MCG +6-29-66: an image (28 Apr. 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J13145290+3442128 in MCG +6-29-66 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of five, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
PSN J12060084+2036183 in NGC 4098: an image (28 Apr. 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J12060084+2036183 in NGC 4098 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of three, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount...
Possible supernova PSN J12054713+2025026 and surroundings: an image (15 Apr. 2015)
Very often, at Virtual Telescope, we wish to underline how beautiful our Universe is, especially when, tracking a given astrophysical source, we observe a patch of sky we never saw earlier. In other words,...
Supernova 2015G in NGC 6951: a new image (14 Apr. 2015)
A couple of weeks after our first observation, we observed again supernova SN 2015G in NGC 6951, finding it fainter along its fadind trend. The image above comes from the average of three, 300-seconds exposures, unfiltered,...
Supernova 2015G (PSN J20372558+6607115) in NGC 6951: an image (31 Mar. 2015)
NB: on 2 April 1015, CBAT officially announced on CBET 4087 this supernova as SN 2015G, reporting our observations. The image above shows supernova PSN J20372558+6607115 in the beautiful, barred spiral galaxy NGC 6951....
