28 September 2015, “super” Moon total eclipse: an observer guide
*** See the lunar total eclipse online HERE! *** Next Sept. 28, the wonderful show of a total lunar eclipse will be back in our skies. A great opportunity for many of us to look...
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28 September 2015: Total Lunar Eclipse – live event, online!
*** Join it LIVE here! *** *** Join it LIVE here! *** Next 28 September 2015, the Moon will offer an amazing total eclipse, well visible from Europe, most of the Americas and part of Africa. In addition,...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (26 Aug. 2015)
*** More Images of Comet 67P here! *** On 26 Aug. 2015, at the end of the night, we imaged Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under good sky conditions. Because of the imminent full Moon, it...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (23 Aug. 2015)
For the third time, we imaged comet Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under good sky conditions. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission, which released there its module Philae. This image above comes...
NGC 7006 in Delphinus: an image for the 9th birthday for the Virtual Telescope Project
It was 21 Aug. 2006 when I launched the Virtual Telescope Project. It was the beginning of one of the most intriguing adventures of my astronomical life. That far day, I was only thinking of...
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: a new image (20 Aug. 2015)
After our first, post-perihelion image from ground, we imaged comet Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko again, under very good sky condition. It is worth to remember that this comet is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission....
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko: first image from ground in the world after perihelion
For sure, comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko is one of the most important astronomical objects out there. It is the target of the ESA Rosetta space mission, which delivered the Philae lander to the cometary nucleus, something...
“Il Signore degli Anelli: osservazione di Saturno e del cielo estivo al telescopio”: carta celeste
In occasione della serata osservativa organizzata in collaborazione con Vivi Frosinone per il prossimo 4 agosto alle 21:00, abbiamo preparato la carta celeste qui presentata, calcolata per il Capoluogo alle ore 22:00 estive, sperando...
NGC 6384 – Oph
There are so many galaxies out there that often you learn of a new, outstanding one while reading a paper, a book or surfing the web. One of my most preferred readings is the...
Dwarf Planet (134340) Pluto: an image (12 July 2015)
While the Nasa spacecraft New Horizon is almost at its minimum distance from Pluto (expected for tomorrow, 14 July), last night at Virtual Telescope we imaged this cold and far dwarf planet. The image...
PSN J20435314+1230304 in NGC 6956: an image (11 July 2015)
The possible supernova PSN J20435314+1230304 in NGC 6956 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 PlaneWave...
Supernova PSN J17292918+7542390 in NGC 6412: an image (11 July 2015)
The supernova PSN J17292918+7542390 in NGC 6412 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of four, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave 17″+Paramount...
M 27 – NGC 6853: a deep image
Messier 27, also known as NGC 6853, is for sure one of the best known deep sky objects in the sky. Discovered by Charles Messier in 1764, it is easily recognizable as a fuzzy object...
Supernova PSN J21431689+4334476 in UGC 11797: an image (7 July 2015)
The supernova PSN J21431689+4334476 in UGC 11797 was imaged as part of the Virtual Telescope’s supernova follow-up program. The image above comes from the average of three, 180-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with the PlaneWave...
