M 57, the “Ring Nebula”: a new color view
After some time of stop, we took a new color image with our Celestron C14 robotic unit, to test the Baader Planetarium RGB filters we installed on the telescope, upgrading from the previous...
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M 56 – Lyr
In the small constellation of Lyra, the one hosting the bright star Vega, there is the interesting and somewhat neglected globular cluster Messier 56. Apparently close to M 57, this little gem was discovered...
Supernova SN 2013df in NGC 4414: spectrum (4 July 2013)
At Virtual Telescope we observed supernova SN 2013df last 8 June 2013. At the discovery time, while it was still waiting for a spectroscopic confirmation, we tried to grab one of them, but the...
M 20, the “Trifid Nebula” – Sgr
Undoubtedly among the most beautiful diffuse nebulae in the sky, Messier 20 is a remarkable deep sky object, with a breathtaking color combination, ranging from blue to deep red and purple: this is...
Supernova SN 2013di in NGC 7321
On 17 June, 2013, the Virtual Telescope main, robotic unit (PlaneWave 17″) imaged this supernova candidate, collecting three, 300-seconds images. The object appeared very well. At that time, the supernova was undesigned, our observations...
M 57, the “Ring Nebula” – Lyr
The amazing Messier 57 planetary nebula has been imaged several times from the Virtual Telescope robotic facility. Sure, it is one of the most spectacular deep sky objects, easy to see even from live...
Near-Earth Asteroid 2003 DZ15 close encounter: online event (29 July 2013)
*** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** *** Enter the LIVE event here ! *** Next 30 July 2013 at 00:37 UT, the near-Earh asteroid 2003 DZ15 will reach a minimum distance...
The biggest (full) Moon of the year: 23 June 2013
After so many rumors, the June 2013 full Moon arrived. It was beautiful just as usual, despite it was called the “super” Moon of 2013. The image above is a mosaic from four frames,...
M 71 – Sge
Globular clusters are famous for their high concentration of stars: even one million stars closely packed together by gravity. But sometimes we find significantly loose bodies, making them like a dense open cluster. This...
How super is the “super” Moon?
Lot of rumors about the Moon are on the air, while this 23 June 2013 full Moon approached. It was called “super Moon“, because it was going to happen with the natural satellite closer...
M 14 – Oph
Ophiucus is very generous when it is time to look for bright globular clusters. After M 10 and M 12, the Virtual Telescope visited Messier 14 (more data), another gem of the deep sky...
M 22 – Sgr
For sure, you have understood that globular clusters are really loved by the Virtual Telescope team. At summer, plenty of them are visible from the northern hemisphere and some of the finest appear in...
M 17, the “Omega Nebula” – Sgr
The region of Scorpius and Sagittarius is one of the richest places in the sky. Plenty of wonderful treasures there, with some of the most remarkable deep sky objects we know. The diffuse nebula...
M 10 – Oph
Surfing across globular clusters in the late Spring skies, soon after Messier 12 The Virtual Telescope looked for Messier 10 (more data), always in the Ophiucus constellation, in the same part of the sky....
