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Crescent Moon and planets over the Basilica http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/img_51864.jpg?w=999 Please find above the image I took early yesterday morning (December 11, 2012), showing the lovely conjucntion above the eastern horizon bet...

Hunter's Moon over the Alps http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/hunters-moon_stefano-de-rosa.jpg The yellow Hunters Moon setting over the Alps kissed by the first light of the day was a stunning spectacle! The mountain visible in the pictur...

Celestial triangle and crescent Moon over Isola d'Elba http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/img_5096.jpg Please find attached an image I took after sunset on August 21, 2012, showing the celestial triangle formed by Mars (top left), Saturn (...

Saturn, Mars and Spica over Isola d' Elba http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/saturn-mars-spica.jpg http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/saturn-mars-spica_labels.jpg Plase find above an image taken after sunset on August 14, 2012 and s...

Perseid fireball over Isola d'Elba URhttp://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/perseid-fireball-over-isola-delba_1.jpg Please find above the image of a Perseid fireball captured early in the morning of August 12, 2012 from the Remaiolo Beach in i...

Moon-Jupiter-Venus line-up and Perseid http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/moon-jupiter-venus-and-perseid_1.jpg http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/08/moon-jupiter-venus-and-perseid_2.jpg Please find above an image I took early this morn...

Conjunction over Lido di Dante http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/moon-jupiter-venus-conjunction.jpg Please find above an image of the conjunction between Venus, Jupiter and the crescent Moon taken before dawn on July 15, 2012. My daughter...

Omega Sunrise with huge AR1420 http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa [attachment=0]OmegaDeRosa.jpg[/attachment] http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/img_3272.jpg This morning (July 14, 2012) I had the fortune to admire from the beach of Lido di Dante (Ravenna, Italy) a spectacul...

Conjunction over Côte d’Azur http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/planetary-conjunction_1.jpg http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/planetary-conjunction_3.jpg I took these images from Villefranche (located in Côte d’Azur, the Mediterran...

Pied-moon-t http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/piedmoont1.jpg Above is a mosaic with a collage of my images of Full Moon “captured” alongside monuments of Piedmont region (North-west of Italy) and therefore I named it “ Pied”moon”t . Venue...

Sunspot AR 1504 at sunrise http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/sunspot-ar1504-at-sunrise.jpg The Sun is dressing up for the upcoming solstice day and in the morning of June 17, 2012 offered a great show with the large Sunspot AR 1504 easily...

Moon and Jupiter over the Candia Lale http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/moon-and-venus-over-the-candia-lake.jpg Picture taken on June 17, 2012, showing a slide crescent Moon and Jupiter in the twilight sky captured less than a hour before...

Transit of Venus at sunrise http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/transit-of-venus.jpg Please find above the Transit of Venus captured at sunrise on June 6, 2012 from Lido di Dante (Ravenna, North-East of Italy). The pair suddenly appeared fr...

Moon and Venus and the Grinzane Cavour Castle http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/moon-and-venus-and-castle.jpg http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/moon-and-venus-and-castle_1.jpg Crescent Moon (showing lovely earthsine) and blazing V...

Sunspot Sunrise http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/sunrise-with-sunspot-ar-1476.jpg This morning (May 10, 2012) the sight of the majestic Sunspot AR 1476 was great as the Sun was rising alogside the Basilica of Superga (located in a hill i...

2012 Super Moon on colorful sky http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/super-moon_stefano-de-rosa.jpg The 5th of May Super Moon captured among fast moving clouds that acted as natural filter during the exposure and created a beatiful colorful ...

Full Moon setting behind the Alps and the Sacra of San Michele http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/full-moon-setting-and-sacra-san-michele.jpg Please find above an image I took in the morning of December 11, 2011 and showing the full Moon s...

Moon and Venus over Turin http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/moon-and-venus-over-turin1.jpg The image, captured after sunset on April 24, 2012 from the vantage point of the Cappuccini hill, shows the crescent Moon and super bright Venus pu...

________________________________________________________________________________________ <- Previous submissions ________________________________________________________________________________________ Moon and Jupiter conjunction over the Rocciamelone peak http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stef...

Springtime conjunction http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa Please find below two images of the conjunction I took on March 26, 2012 from the banks of the Viverone Lake (few km from Turin, Italy) where signs of spring were all around with trees full of blossoms. http://ofpink.files....

Admiring the conjunction http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/moon-jupiter-and-venus_march-25-20121.jpg Please find below an image I took from Turin (Italy) on March 25, 2012 and showing my children contemplating the splendid conjunction bet...

Young Moon and Old Sacra http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/img_15411.jpg The image shows the two days old young Moon setting “close” to the Sacra of San Michele (Saint Michael’s Abbey, located some 30 km from Turin, Italy). The monument, ...

Moon and planets parade http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa Please find below an image taken on February 24, 2012, showing Jupiter, Venus and the crescent Moon shining over the St. Vito Church (Turin, Italy) and the silhouette of the Alps with on the left the peak of Monte Viso (mt...

Moon, Jupiter and Venus conjunction http://stefanoderosa.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa please find attached two images of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter conjunction. The first image, taken on February 25, 2012, shows the trio shining over the ruins of the medieval Avigliana Castle, located some 25 k...

Really a stunning image! congratulations Leonardo

Stefano