C/2023-A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS :
the show is over...

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It was one of those comets that remain in the memories, visible to the naked eye and, at its best, shining even in daytime. However, for onc...

A regular sunset (at least, twice a year...)

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At first, it looks like an impossible transit of a planet over the Sun disk... But soon it reveals what it is about : the set of the Sun ...

The second 2024 Total Solar Eclipse was
in Argentina: we've been there too !

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Some alignements are better than others... When it happens with the Sun, the Moon, and Earth, you can get two eclipses in a row, 14 days apa...

The first 2024 Total Solar Eclipse was
in Texas : we've been there !

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8:00am, first look through the windows of the motel, the sky is totally overcast, with dense, heavy dark clouds. 5.5 hours left u...

Have you ever seen a neutron star?...

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There is one relatively accessible (mag. 16.5) in the heart of the Crab Nebula, namely M1 (Taurus), a remnant of a supernova witnessed in Ju...

Three galaxies and a visitor comet...

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The year 2023 ended with a nice cosmic encounter : a faint comet visited a famous trio of galaxies. The comet is ZTF 2020-V2, a remote objec...

The Northeast Astronomy Forum 2023 (NEAF) : we've been there !

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Dubbed the largest astronomy fair in the world, the Northeast Astronomy Forum held in the surrounds of New York City is indeed a nice place ...

March 26th, a rare cosmic encounter...

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Ceres is the first asteroid discovered, and still the largest body in the asteroid belt of the Solar System. Now dubbed "dwarf planet...

Astrophotography at Pangue : season 2023 begins...

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The complex of nebulae around the Eta Carinae star field, referred as NGC3372 , is fascinating when viewed in good conditions. The picture b...

ZTF, the "Green Comet"

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By the end of 2022 it was scheduled to be spectacular, with a potential of being visible to the naked eye in February, but it didn't... ...

A pair of distant stellar explosions, both bright enough for visual telescopes...

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Supernovae are quite rare in a given galaxy, but astronomers use to detect hundreds of them every year, by surveying a large sample of galax...

A private event at the observatory / edition 2023

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After a hiatus due to the pandemic, we get back to the tradition of taking a picture of the sunset right behind the domes of the Cerro Tolol...

Winter came, finally

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Snowing is not common in our area, but when it happens, it does it well ! This year the winter was notably wet and cold, and we even got sno...