Near-Earth asteroid 2014 CR: an image (16 Feb. 2014)
See this asteroid live with us! Together with 2014 BR57, we also observed 2014 CR, scheduled for live observing in the next few days. Again, the Planewave 17 robotic unit managed to capture...
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Near-Earth asteroid 2014 BR57: an image (16 Feb. 2014)
See this asteroid live with us! While waiting for the live, online event scheduled for this Earth approacher, the Virtual Telescope had a preview of 2014 BR57. The Planewave 17 robotic unit managed to...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 1995 CR and near-Earth asteroid 2014 CR close encounters: online event (21 Feb. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** At Virtual Telescope we have been sharing close approaching asteroids so often, but for the first...
Bright supernova SN 2014J in Messier 82: new image (13 Feb. 2014)
Thanks to a break in the cloudy coverage, the Virtual Telescope pointed Messier 82 and its supernova SN 2014J very early on 13 Feb. 2014, few nights after the last visit. Above is an image,...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 BR57 close encounter: online event (19 Feb. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 20 Feb. 2014 at 16:58 UT, the near-Earth asteroid 2014 BR57 will reach a minimum distance...
Bright supernova SN 2014J in Messier 82: new image (6 Feb. 2014)
The Virtual Telescope visited Messier 82 and its supernova SN 2014J again on 06 Feb. 2014, after the luminosity peak recorded a a couple of days before. Above is an image, remotely taken with the PlaneWave...
GRB 140206A optical counterpart: detection by the Virtual Telescope
On the night of 6 Feb. 2014, we tried to observe the optical counterpart of GRB 140206A, reported earlier that day. These afterglows fade quite quickly, but we tried anyway. Several 300 seconds unfiltered...
Bright supernova SN 2014J in Messier 82 at maximum: new image (4 Feb. 2014)
The Virtual Telescope visited Messier 82 and its supernova SN 2014J again on 04 Feb. 2014, under a less than ideal weather conditions. The object was clearly detected. Above is an image, remotely...
McNeil Nebula and V1647 Ori: updates (28 Jan. 2014)
On 28 Jan. 2014, we visited again the McNeil nebula and V1647 Ori, after we spotted the latter in outburst last Oct. We found the star still well visible, though likely a bit...
Sky of the Month – star chart: Feb. 2014
Above is a star chart showing the sky as visible on Feb. 15, 2014, at 19:30 Universal Time, from a location placed at (13°E;41°N). Star chart plotted with TheSkyX by Software Bisque Back to...
Supernova SN 2014K in PGC 24869 (= PSN J08510815+7150339): image and spectroscopy (25 Jan. 2014)
NB: the object received its official desigation SN 2014K and our photometry and spectroscopic identification is reported on the CBET 3794 from the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. Here it is an extract from CBET 3794:...
Near-Earth asteroid 2014 BW32 close encounter: online event (3 Feb. 2014)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 3 Feb. 2014 at 00:46 UT, the near-Earth asteroid 2014 BW32 will reach a minimum distance...
Supernova SN 2014L ( = PSN J12184868+1424435) in Messier 99: an image (28 Jan. 2014)
Update (31 Jan.): this object received the official designation 2014L on CBET 3795, announcing its discovery. It also reported the confirming photometry and astrometry by the Virtual Telescope “Additional CCDmagnitudes for 2014L:[…] Jan. 28.968, 15.1...
Bright supernova SN 2014J in Messier 82: new image and spectrum (27 Jan. 2014)
The Virtual Telescope visited Messier 82 and its supernova SN 2014J again on 27 Jan. 2014 to check its brightness and see if – as expected – the star was increasing its...
