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A sharp crescent Moon, Venus and Mercury are hanging above the Roman Castles, as seen from Gianicolo, in Rome. 6 Feb. 2016

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02/06/2016

The Moon, Venus and Mercury: a sublime meeting – 6 Feb. 2016

All images are © by Gianluca Masi. Do not use without permission. These mornings, as you know, there is a stunning show up in the sky: all the five, naked-eye planets are visible at a...

Venus and Mercury are gently brightening among wonderful colors, once the Sun is almost rising - 1 Feb. 2016

Earth and Stars / planets / the Moon

02/02/2016

The nights of the five planets: images of a spectacular and rare astronomical show – 1-2 Feb. 2016.

All images are © by Gianluca Masi. Do not use without permission. These nights (well, I should say these mornings!), the sky is offering an amazing and rare event: all the “historic” five, naked eye...