Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN: an extreme image – 1 May 2025
We captured a truly extreme image of comet C/2025 F2 SWAN, after its disintegration and with just a few dust still visible. Here we present our picture. The image above comes from the average...
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Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN: a new image – 22 Apr. 2025
We imaged comet C/2025 F2 SWAN, despite the extreme (very low altitude, bright twilight) viewing conditions, after its likely disintegration. Here we present our picture. The image above comes from the average of 8,...
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN (aka “SWAN25F”): a new image – 11 Apr. 2025
We imaged again comet C/2025 F2 SWAN, despite the full Moon and the bright sky at dawn, after it faded a bit since our previous observing session. Here we present our picture. The image...
Comet C/2025 F2 SWAN (aka “SWAN25F”): an image – 8 Apr. 2025
At the beginning of this month, a comet was discovered in the field of view of the SWAN instrument aboard the Esa/Nasa SOHO spacecraft. Temporarily named “SWAN25F”, then officially C/2025 F2 SWAN, it is...
The Beauty of Comet C/2020 F8 Swan: live, online observation – 28 May 2020
On 27 May, comet C/2020 F8 Swan will be at its closest to the Sun: it is its perihelion day. The Virtual Telescope will show you live, in real-time, this long-awaited comet. Don’t miss...
Comet C/2015 F3 Swan: an image (18 May 2015)
After a couple of weeks, we decided to image comet C/2015 F3 Swan again, finding it very faint, though visible as a pale ghost of light The image above comes from the average of ten,...
Comet C/2015 F3 Swan: an image (2 May 2015)
Despite the severe, unfavorable conditions (cirri all around and extremely bright full Moon), we decided to image comet C/2015 F3 Swan again The image above comes from the average of twelve, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered, remotely collected with...
Comet C/2015 F3 Swan: an image (30 Apr. 2015)
After our first observation, we decided to image comet C/2015 F3 Swan again, despite the amazingly bright Moon and high cirrus in the sky. The image above comes from the average of twelve, 120-seconds exposures, unfiltered,...
Comet C/2015 F3 Swan: an image (28 Apr. 2015)
Following rumors that comet C/2015 F3 Swan, last night, did not show any central condensation, we managed to perform some follow up, as soon as the sky cleared, after lot of rain. The image...
