The Horsehead and Flame nebulae: an image – 8 Nov. 2023
The Horsehead in Orion is for sure the most famous dark nebula in the sky. We captured it under very good sky conditions, together with the Flame nebula, see the image below. The image...
Category: nebula
Messier 17, a stunning view – 11 Sept. 2023
We managed to capture a superb image of the celebrated Messier 17 nebula, aka “Omega” and “Swan” because of its shape. Enjoy the view below. The image above comes from the combination of 31,...
Among the July’s Stars: online exploration of the Heaven – 20 July 2023
Join our online cosmic cruise and discover the night sky with us. Every month, we will explore the night sky, sharing the view of our powerful, robotic telescopes live. What is up in the...
Testing the very fast, large field of view astrograph: first lights.
We recently installed a large field of view astrograph, working at a very fast f/2 ratio, under very dark skies. We are happy to present our very first lights. Since the beginning of Virtual...
The Crab Nebula, the most famous galactic supernova relic: a very special sequence.
Everyone familiar with the sky knows Messier 1, the legendary “Crab” nebula: it is the remnant of the most famous galactic supernova, SN 1054. We managed to create a very special sequence, with a...
NGC 6543: a “Cat’s Eye” in the sky
NGC 6543, also called “Cat’s Eye”, is a beautiful and famous planetary nebula, among the most enigmatic ones currently known. Located in the northern constellation of the Dragon is and will remain a “timeless”planetary...
V1647 Ori and Mcneil nebula: possible fading? – 24 Oct. 2016
After our first observations of this new season, we looked at V1647 Ori and McNeil Nebula again, to collect new data. The star looked fainter than our previous observations, suggesting the source is finally fading after...
McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: 2016-2017 observing season started (01 Oct. 2016)
The McNeil Nebula and the associated V1647 Ori variable star have been a target of opportunity for the author since it was discovered back in 2004. Every year, at Virtual Telescope we spend some...
McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: still bright, new observing season started (26 Aug. 2015)
V1647 Ori and the associated McNeil Nebula continues to amaze us at Virtual Telescope every time we look at them. We have been tracking it since it was discovered in 2004. Every year we...
M 27 – NGC 6853: a deep image
Messier 27, also known as NGC 6853, is for sure one of the best known deep sky objects in the sky. Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, it is easily recognizable as a fuzzy object...
Messier 57: a deep, high resolution image (23 June 2015)
Among the deep sky splendors, the author has always had an innate predilection for the splendid “Ring” nebula in Lyra, also known as Messier 57 and NGC 6720. Its inequivocable shape, with its famous central...
NGC 2261, the “Hubble Nebula” – Mon
If you are familiar with comets, there is a deep sky object you would like to see. It is the NGC 2261 nebula and the reason is its shape. That is not all: as a...
Messier 42, the Great Orion Nebula: a new look by the Virtual Telescope
For sure, Messier 42, the Great Orion Nebula, is on the podium of the most observed deep sky object out there. To the point that it is almost impossible to resist to image it,...
McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: still bright (29 Sept. 2014)
Among the most observed objects ever at Virtual Telescope, the McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori were observed again, seven month after the previous visit. This star is a very young, pre-main sequence object and...
