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The Basilica of Superga into the Sun http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/img_26781.jpg I took this image this morning (June 19, 2011) from a carefully chosen observation point in Turin. The Summer Solstice is approaching (it will occur i...

Jupiter and Venus conjunction Website: http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/venus-and-jupiter.jpg Photo taken before dawn on May 11, 2011 and showing the conjunction between Jupiter and Venus. The two brightest planets were less than one ...

Moon and Venus over the Langhe http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/moon-and-venus-over-the-langhe-1.jpg http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/moon-and-venus-over-the-langhe-2.jpg The two images show the March 31, 2011 conjunction bet...

Moon and Jupiter conjunction http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/moon-and-jupiter-conjunction.jpg The evening of March 6, 2011, I moved to a selected location with a nice view of the Alps and Turin (Italy) in order to capture the beautif...

Venus and Mercury in the predawn twilight http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/mercury-and-venus.jpg After many days of cloudy weather, yesterday morning (January 12, 2011) I did not want to miss the rare occasion of clear sky so one and ...

Crescent Sun http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/partial-solar-eclipse-1.jpg Image of the partial solar eclipse I took this morning (4th January) from Alessandria (North-West of Italy) when a small gap momentary appeared among the clouds...

HAPPY 2011 !
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Céline and Owlice: many thanks for your kind comments

Stefano

In contact with the Old Moon http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/a-contact-with-the-old-moon-btn1.jpg Picture taken on December 4, 2010 at 7:10 a.m. from Turin. In the past few days I have been carefully planning to capture the close enc...

bystander and Ann, many thanks for your kind comments

Stefano

Waiting for the Blue Moon http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Copyright: Stefano De Rosa http://ofpink.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/moon-and-superga.jpg This month the Moon will be full on the 21st and, according to an old definition, it will also be “Blue“ being the third of four full moons in the same se...

Thanks for you comment Raşid and compliments for your nice and difficult catch!
Stefano

Crescent Moon and Venus over a sea of clouds http://ofpink.wordpress.com/ Image taken on November 5, 2010 at 6.45 a.m from “Colle Braida”, a mountain pass of the Alps at 1,000 meters above the sea level and 50 kilometers from Turin (Italy) and showing a close conjunction between a slide 2% lit wani...

Super Harvest Moon and super bright Jupiter over Turin
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