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...
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...
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...
Many people out there believe that you really need some powerful stuff as a big telescope to enjoy the wonders of the cosmos. But the sky shows this is absolutely not true! Late this...
There are so many amazing things up there in the sky, able to take your breath away with their timeless beauty. But the Cosmos has some very special occasions where it overwhelms us with awe, elegance...
*** Click HERE and see our images of this amazing cosmic meeting! *** Next 9 Oct. 2015, just before dawn, this sky will offer us an amazing show. The Moon, close to the end of its...
These last evenings have been really exciting for stargazers. Soon after sunset, Venus and Jupiter made a great show and still are offering a wonderful sight. They had a memorable conjunction between 30 June...
It is well known that looking at the sky, at night, is always a rewarding experience. But the involvement can be greatly deeper when something special up there shows above a memorable panorama, mixing beauty both in...
While waiting for their close conjunction next 30 June, we managed to capture a nice image of planets Venus and Jupiter, hanging above an amazing skyline. In fact, there is Saint Peter Dome well...
*** “Venus-Jupiter conjunction”: see it online! *** Between 30 June and 1 July, the bright planets Venus and Jupiter will offer an amazing show in the sky: they will be in close conjunction, reaching a minimum angular distance...
Last evening, soon after sunset, there was a very special sight looking west. A very young, crescent Moon was hanging above the horizon with a couple of amazing companions: planets Venus and Jupiter were...
This January, Venus and Mercury provided a great view at sunset, pairing in the same corner of the sky. This nice opportunity arises from time to time and one of the best ones was...
The Transit of Venus in front of the Sun is a very rare event. The last one for our generation was on June 6, 2012. In Italy, it was only visible the very end...
Venus and Mercury were giving a great show at sunset, early in the in 2010 spring. Here they were captured while hanging above Saint Peter Dome and other buildings in Rome. Back to...
On April 3, 2012, Venus met Pleiades, a wonderful open cluster of young stars, also known as Messier 45. Over the last few weeks, Venus gave a wonderful show together with Jupiter (often...
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