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“La Stella più vicina” – Cose dell’altro Geo

“La Stella più vicina” – Cose dell’altro Geo

[fvplayer src=”https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/video/CoseAltroGeo16Oct2012.flv”] Rai Tre, “Cose dell’altro Geo”, 16 Ottobre 2012   Back to “Podcast” page Support The Virtual Telescope Project! Support us! Please, donate and receive an EXCLUSIVE, hi-quality image of the record-setting 27 July...

Comet 168P - 19 Oct. 2012

Comet 168P/Hergenrother: hi-res images (19 Oct. 2012)

On 19 Oct. 2012, while observing comet 168P/Hergenrother, I noticed that its inner coma had a very interesting aspect, showing the false nucleus and an apparent secondary dust concentration. The latter feature was visible on...

M 77

M 77 – Cetus

Messier 77 was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780 and it is a peculiar galaxy in the constellation of Cetus, the Whale. Located at about 50 millions of light years, it is classified as hosting an...

Jupiter: 19 Oct. 2012

Jupiter: 19 Oct. 2012

Jupiter is the largest planet in our Solar System. It is surrounded by a huge number of satellites, the biggest ones were discovered by Galileo Galilei in 1610. It is always a very rewarding...

Comet 168P/Hergenrother

Comet 168/P Hergenrother: 12 Oct. 2012

Comet 168P/Hergenrother was discovered in 1998 and recovered in 2005.   During its 2012 apparition, early in Oct. 2012, the comet experimented an outburst, increasing its brightness of about 500 times, becoming quite bright to...

The sky on 15 Oct. 2012, 19:30UT, at lat +41 deg

Monthly Skies: October 2012 (North)

The short description below is valid for a latitude of +42 deg. In October, after the Autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere, nights start to be significantly longer than days . This is a good benefit...

PW17 unit temporarily unavailable for maintenance

PW17 unit temporarily unavailable for maintenance

On 26 Sept. 2012, we shipped the STL-6303E CCD camera to its factory for maintenance. So the PW17 unit is temporary not available for observing. We plan to have the PW17 unit back to...

NGC 925

NGC 925 – Tri

Relatively neglected despite its beauty, NGC 925 is barred spiral galaxy, located in the Triangulum constellation, at about 31 millions of light years from us. The distance is known quite well, thanks to the...

Messier 74

M74 – Psc

Messier 74 is a gorgeous galaxy in Pisces, showing an almost perfect spiral structure. It was discovered by Pierre Méchain in 1780. Because of its low surface brightness, it is one of the Messier...