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Last week, we witnessed something unique: a very close conjunction between the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn. More than one million individuals worldwide joined our live feed, here we share our best images. We...
Two days before their historic conjunction, Jupiter and Saturn were a stunning sight, despite the poor and bright sky. Here it is our latest view. The image above comes from a single 1-second, blue...
While waiting for their epic conjunction, Jupiter and Saturn are slowly approaching each other up there. Here we present a few images we did. Over the past few days, I managed to get a...
conjunction / event / planets
Next 21 Dec. 2020, when we will welcome the Winter Solstice, the sky will offer us a extremely rare event: an exceptionally close, great conjunction between planets Jupiter and Saturn. They have not been...
Today (exactly on 20 March 2020, at 03:50 UTC) our Sun, in its apparent motion along the Ecliptic, crossed the Celestial Equator from South to North: for this reason, we celebrate the Vernal Equinox....
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Next April, after 8 years, planet Venus will shine among the stars of the Pleiades, one of the most beautiful star clusters out there. It will be a true “Cosmic Hug”, a superb show...
It is always great to see two planets sharing the same spot in the sky. A few days ago, just after sunset, it was possible to admire a Mercury – Mars close conjunction, with...
On 12-13 Feb. 2019, planets Mars and Uranus had a nice conjunction. While Mars is visible by naked eye, Uranus requires a small binocular to be seen. Here it is an image we captured...
Next 13 Nov. 2017, the sky will have a special surprise for those waking up early in the morning: a spectacular conjunction between Venus and Jupiter, coming closer than 0.3 degrees, resulting in a...
The Moon and Mercury, the innermost planet of our Solar System, had a great meeting these past hours. Here I present some shots capturing this exclusive show, hanging over the skyline in Rome. Clouds...
It happened, at last. Venus and Jupiter put on an epic show at sunset, with the closest conjunction we will see for several decades to come. Next kiss will be in 2065. In the realm of...
The sky, once again, is ready to impress us with something unique. Next 27 August, planets Venus and Jupiter will have an extremely close conjunction: they will show very close each other, so be ready. This...
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