Messier 108 and Messier 97 – 3 Feb. 2024
The Messier 108 galaxy and the Messier 97, “Owl” planetary nebula form a wonderful pair in the Northern sky, here imaged with our astrograph. The image above comes from the average of 30, 120-second...
Monthly Archive: May 2024
Regulus, Cor Leonis, and Leo I dwarf galaxy: an image – 3 Feb. 2024
We managed to capture the lighthouse and the firefly: the dazzling Regulus and the very faint Leo I dwarf galaxy, an extreme image. The image above comes from the average of 31, 120-second unfiltered...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 CR9 close encounter: online observation – 10 June 2024.
Next 11 June 2024, the potentially hazardous asteroid 2024 CR9 will have a relatively close and obviously safe encounter with us, coming at about 7.4 million of km from the Earth, 19 times the...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 HP close encounter: an image – 28 May 2024.
We imaged the Potentially Hazardous Earth asteroid 2024 HP a few days after its relatively close, but obviously safe encounter with the Earth. The image above comes from a single 300-second exposure, remotely taken...
Supernova SN 2024inv in the NGC 3524 galaxy: an image – 28 May 2024.
We imaged the bright supernova SN 2024inv in the lenticular galaxy NGC 3524. It is classified as a type Ia supernova, here it is our picture. The image above comes from the average of...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: a new image – 28 May 2024.
We continue imaging comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, as part of our follow-up program. Here it is our picture. The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of six, 300-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided, remotely...
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2011 AM24 close encounter: an image – 28 May 2024.
On 26 July 2024, the Potentially Hazardous Asteroid 2024 AM24 will have a relatively close, but obviously safe encounter with the Earth, coming as close as 6.4 million of km from us. Here it...
Supernova SN 2024iss in the PGC 1846725 galaxy: an image – 28 May 2024.
We observed again the bright supernova SN 2024iss in PGC 1846725, likely at its peak now. Our image is below. The image above comes from the average of six, 120-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided,...
Supernova SN 2024jlf in the NGC 5690 galaxy: an image – 28 May 2024.
We imaged supernova SN 2024jlf in NGC 5690 soon after its discovery. It is classified as a type II supernova and here it is our picture. The image above comes from the average of...
Supernova SN 2024ggi in the NGC 3621 galaxy: an image – 28 May 2024.
We spotted supernova SN 2024ggi in NGC 3621 again, despite it is very low for the Northern hemisphere. Here it is our image. The image above comes from the average of three, 120-second exposures,...
Comet C/2021 S3 Panstarrs: an image – 28 May 2024
We imaged comet C/2021 S3 Panstarrs again, now looking fainter than earlier this month. Our image is below. The image above comes from the sigma clipping combination of 10, 120-second unfiltered exposures, taken with...
Supernova SN 2024iss in the PGC 1846725 galaxy: an image – 26 May 2024.
We imaged again supernova SN 2024iss in PGC 1846725, while it is still slowly climbing its light curve. Our image is below. The image above comes from the average of five, 120-second exposures, unfiltered...
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS: a new image – 26 May 2024.
We continue monitoring comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, imaging it under very good sky conditions. Here it is our picture. The image above comes from the sigma-clipping combination of six, 300-second exposures, unfiltered and unguided,...
The large potentially hazardous asteroid 2011 UL21 is safely approaching, no risk for our Earth – 27 May 2024
Next 27 June, the large potentially hazardous asteroid (415029) 2011 UL21 will have a relatively close encounter with our planet, coming as close as 6.6 million km from the Earth, about 17 times the...
