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Next 21 Dec. 2020, the sky will offer us something extremely rare: an exceptionally close, great conjunction between planets Jupiter and Saturn. They have not been so close in the sky since 1623. The...
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....
The Moon made a nice meeting with planets Jupiter, Mars and Saturn, early today at dawn. I managed to capture the group from my balcony in Rome. I managed to wake up on time...
In its endless generosity, the sky is always ready to impress us with something unique. Yesterday morning, the Moon, Venus and Jupiter had a conjunction up there at dawn, offering a stunning sight. We...
I have been thinking about this for decades: see and hopefully image all the planets of our Solar System in one night, from sunset to dawn. And I did it, last night, in a...
These nights, four planets plus the Moon are visible at sunset: Venus, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn plot the Zodiacal avenue up there, with our satellite joining the parade. Seeing four planets or more at...
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...
On 25 Aug. 2017, the Moon, during its journey around the Earth, was shining a few degrees from Jupiter, with the star Spica enriching the view. Here they are some images from Rome, Italy....
On 7 may 2017, the Moon and Jupiter were in close conjunction, about 1.5 degrees apart. It was a nice imaging opportunity and we could not miss to look up and capture the show....
This evening, it was possible to see from Rome the International Space Station (ISS) doing a wonderful transit, ending its trail a few degrees away from planet Jupiter. It was a truly outstanding experience....
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...
This 2016 has been, so far, particularly generous with us, considering the visibility of the planets. Last Feb., we had all the five,classic planets visible at a glance, providing a stunning planetary parade. It...
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...
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