Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (24 July 2014)
Ten. This is the number of nights comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina was observed via the Virtual Telescope. For sure, it is clearly fainter than in mid-July, but its dusty tail is still well visible...
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Star Quote of the Day: 24 July 2014
“And he beholds the moon; like a rounded fragment of ice filled with motionless light” “The Temptation of St. Antony” Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) Back to “Star Quote of the Day“ Support The Virtual Telescope Project!...
NGC 6781 – Aql
Among the celestial treasures, planetary nebulae really stand out. Placed at a few thousands of light years from us, NGC 6781 is a perfect example of that. It is one of the apparently largest...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (21 July 2014)
After a couple of nights of rainy weather, at Virtual Telescope we managed to image comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again. This time we were able to capture less signal, as clouds were back after only 20...
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques: an image (20 July 2014)
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques was discovered on 13 March 2014 by the Brazilian amateur astronomer Cristovao Jacques. It reached the perihelion on 29 June 2014, then approaching Venus within 14 millions of km two...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (19 July 2014)
For the 8th night (almost) in a row, Virtual Telescope visited comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, under good sky conditions. The dusty pattern of the comet is showing very well, as usual, making this comet...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (18 July 2014)
After a few days, the Virtual Telescope observed again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, while it is leaving the inner Solar System and constantly fading. The image above comes from 19, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to remove...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (15 July 2014)
After a one-night break because of the weather, the Virtual Telescope observed again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina. The image above comes from 19, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to remove the presence of the stars...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a five day survey
After five nights of observations in a row, we managed again to put together all the images we have of comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, showing how this comet evolved from 9 to 13 of...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (12/13 July 2014)
While the bright, full Moon was in principle a serious obstacle, at Virtual Telescope we managed to observe comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again on 12 July, early in the evening, before the Moon was...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (12 July 2014)
Despite the VERY bright Moon, this morning at Virtual Telescope we imaged again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina. The image above comes from 19, 180-seconds exposures, median combined to remove the presence of the stars...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: evolution around the minimum distance from the Earth (9, 10 and 11 July 2014)
After three nights of coverage of comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, it is interesting to see how the aspect of the comet changed because of the evolving geometry, while the comet is leaving the inner...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina: a new image (11 July 2014)
For the third night in a row, at Virtual Telescope we visited comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina again. After the first night, we covered its close approach, and now while it is leaving us. This...
Comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina at minimum distance from the Earth: an image (10 July 2014)
After the first, nice visit of this object the previous night, the Virtual Telescope looked again comet C/2013 UQ4 Catalina, soon after the Moon left the sky. The comet was just approaching its minimum...
