The Moon meets Venus: online observation – 3 Jan. 2025
Next 3 Jan. 2025 the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will meet at sunset, offering a stunning view. We will share this show live, online! The Moon and Venus...
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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, the Moon, Jupiter and Uranus with a colorful corona – 10 Apr. 2024.
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks said goodbye to the Northern hemisphere in a very special way: putting a party up there with the Moon, Jupiter, and Uranus. To make the venue more beautiful, thin clouds produced a...
The Moon and Venus: online observation – 23 May 2023
Next 23 May, the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will shine together again at sunset, offering a stunning view. We will share the show live, online: join us from...
The Moon and Venus: online observation – 23 Apr. 2023
Next 23 April, the Moon and Venus, the brightest objects in the night sky, will shine together, offering a very beautiful view. We will share the show live, online: join us from the comfort...
The Moon meets the Pleiades: online observation – 22 Apr. 2023
Next 22 April, a sharp crescent Moon will shine about 4 degrees from the Pleiades, one of the most beautiful star clusters in the sky. We will share the show live, online: join us...
The Moon, Mercury and the Pleiades: a precious sight – 2 May 2022
The Moon, planet Mercury and the Pleiades met in the evening sight, soon after sunset. The vision was awesome, here we share a couple of images. The sky is keeping us very busy, recently....
The Moon visits the giant planets, Jupiter and Saturn – 19 Nov. 2020
On 19 Nov. 2020, the Moon met Jupiter and Saturn, at sunset: here we share a few images from Rome of that magic rendez-vous. After the super meeting a few days ago at dawn...
The Moon, Venus and Mercury: a early morning meeting – 13 Nov. 2020
Moon, Venus and Mercury did it again: a nice meeting in the sky, early in the morning. Here they are a few images. Every time the Moon is close in the sky to a...
The Moon, Venus and Mercury play in the sky – 22 & 24 May 2020
These last evenings, at sunset, the sky was enlightened by the beauty of the Moon, Venus and Mercury. We captured a few images of that unique show and are pleased to share them with...
The Moon meets Venus at its brightest: a cosmic wonder – 26 Apr. 2020
Yesterday’s evening, at sunset, the western sky offered a stunning show: a sharp Moon crescent met planet Venus, right now shining at its brightest. The legendary Aldebaran and the Pleiades joined the parade and...
The Moon, Jupiter, Mars and Saturn: a celestial meeting from my balcony – 19 Mar. 2020
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...
When the Moon, Mercury and Mars meet above Rome… the show is guaranteed! – 5 June 2019
These evenings, planet Mercury is back at sunset, peaking at magnitude -1 or so. The young Moon and Mars added their beauty last night, so I managed to capture a few images. With the...
The Moon and its show in Rome above St. Peter’s Dome – 6 May 2019
In our constant research for cosmic beauty, the young Moon is always a great target and a few days ago we could grab some breathtaking images, some of the best ever. We are happy...
A very young Moon shines above St. Peter’s dome in Rome – 6 Feb. 2019
Looking at a very young Moon at twilight is always a wonderful experience. The light and colors all around and the typical lunar earthshine make the experience unique and Rome adds its celebrated skyline...
