Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (09 June 2015)
This time, against hour habit with this object, we did not wait for several weeks before looking again at comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring. We always remind you that this comet made history last...
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Supernova PSN J12503072-1052405 in M-2-33-20 9 1: an image (09 June 2015)
The supernova PSN J12503072-1052405 in M-2-33-20 9 1 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...
Supernova ASASSN-15kn/PSN J12415045-0710122 in PGC 042600: an image (09 June 2015)
The supernova ASASSN-15kn in PGC 042600 was at first imaged at Virtual Telescope on June 7.83, as part of a cooperation with the ASAS-SN survey (ATel 7602). The same source was also indipendently found by Ciabattari...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (1566) Icarus rare close encounter: star chart (16 June 2015)
Next 16 June, the famous, 1.5 km large potentially hazardous asteroid (1566) Icarus will make a relatively, but rare close encounter with the Earth. The Virtual Telescope Project will show it live, online, to...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2015 LF extremely close encounter: a stunning image (08 June 2015)
On 8 June 2015, at 23:49 UT, the 15 meters large near-Earth asteroid 2015 LF made an extremely close, but safe, encounter with our home planet, coming within 200.000 km. At Virtual Telescope we...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2015 LF extremely close encounter on 08 June 2015: online event
Later today, 8 June 2015 at 23:49 UT, the just discovered, 10 meters large asteroid 2015 LF will have an extremely close, but safe, encounter with the Earth. This rock, discovered by the Catalina...
Comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring: an image (05 June 2015)
After a few weeks, we want to look at comet C/2013 A1 Siding Spring again. We all remember when this comet made, last October, something amazing, as it approached planet Mars within a very short, record distance,...
Supernova ASASSN-15kk in UGC 04883: an image (5 June 2015)
The possible supernova ASASSN-15kk in UGC 04883 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of ten, 60-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2015 KW120 getting close: an image (28 May 2015)
While coming for its close encounter with the Earth on 29 May 2015, we managed to image near-Earth asteroid 2015 KW120 while it was approaching us. The image above is a single 120-seconds exposure, remotely taken with PlaneWave...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2015 KW120 is coming as close as the Moon next 29 May, 2015
On 25 May 2015, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery by the Catalina Sky Survey of the 25-meters large asteroid 2015 KW120, going to safely brush us tomorrow. This small minor planet will be at 1.1 lunar...
Supernova PSN J12040516+1404059 in PGC 038162: an image (24 May 2015)
The supernova PSN J12040516+1404059 in PGC 038162 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of twelve, 60-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
Supernova PSN J16025128+4713292 in UGC 10156: an image (24 May 2015)
The supernova PSN J16025128+4713292 in UGC 10156 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of twelve, 60-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (1566) Icarus rare close encounter: online event (16 June 2015)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 16 June 2015, at 15:39 UT, the 1.5 km large Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (1566) Icarus will made a quite...
Nova Sagittarii 2015 n.2 (= PNV J18365700-2855420): an image (19 May 2015)
On 15 March 2015, J. Seach, Chatsworth Island, NSW, Australia, discovered a possible galactic nova in Sagittarius, temporarily named PNV J18365700-2855420. The nova nature was spectroscopically confirmed and the source was officially announced as Nova Sagittarii...
