Venus transit: 6 June 2012
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...
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Venus and Mercury above St. Peter Dome in Rome
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...
Venus meets the Pleiades: 3 April 2012
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...
The Moon, Venus and Jupiter
This wonderful “meeting among the Moon, Venus and Jupiter happened on 26 March 2012. Pleiades are also easily visible. This image was grabbed by Gianluca Masi from Rome, Italy, using a 55/f2.8 lens. Back...
The Moon and Venus
This wonderful conjunction between the Moon and Venus happened on 26 March 2012. It was imaged by Gianluca Masi from Rome, Italy, using a 200/f2.8 lens. Back to “Earth and Sky” page ...
Venus and Jupiter from EUR, Rome
During its last month of spring, 2012 saw a wonderful meeting in the sky, between Jupter and Venus, the brigthest and easiest to see planets of our Solar System. The picture above was...
Venus approaches the Pleiades
After meeting planet Jupiter, On 1 April 2012, at the beginning of Global Astronomy Month, Venus approached the wonderful Pleiades (M45), a well-known star cluster in Taurus. The picture above was obtained by Gianluca...
