C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy: a new image (19 May 2015)
A lot of time has gone since we saw comet C/2014 Q2 Lovejoy last time. After more than two months, we decided to look at this comet again, remembering the unforgettable show we all enjoyed...
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Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (18 May 2015)
After one month from our last observation, we want to look at comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring again. This comet made history last October, when it approached planet Mars within a very short, record distance,...
Comet C/2015 F3 Swan: an image (18 May 2015)
After a couple of weeks, we decided to image comet C/2015 F3 Swan again, finding it very faint, though visible as a pale ghost of light The image above comes from the average of ten,...
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...
5 March 2005: Rosetta performed ESA’s closest-ever Earth fly-by
We all know Rosetta, the ESA spacecraft which last November 2014 made possible for a lander, for the first time ever, to touch down a cometary nucleus, as part of a long term study...
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...
Near-Earth asteroid 2015 JF1 coming close: an image (14 May 2015)
While waiting for its close encounter with the Earth on 15 May 2015, at Virtual Telescope we managed to image near-Earth asteroid 2015 JF1 while it was approaching us. The image above is a...
Near-Earth asteroid 2015 JF1 is coming closer than the Moon next 15 May, 2015
On 14 May 2015, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery by the Mount Lemmon Survey of a 10-meters large asteroid going to safely brush us tomorrow. This small, bus-sized minor planet will be...
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...
Comet C/2015 F3 Swan: an image (2 May 2015)
Despite the severe, unfavorable conditions (cirri all around and extremely bright full Moon), we decided to image comet C/2015 F3 Swan again The image above comes from the average of twelve, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with...
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...
