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The total solar eclipse of the 8th April 2024 has been followed by millions of people along its path in the US. The weather was perfect in middle Arkansas where the totality lasted a little more than 4 minutes. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53649439768_0509e995ef.jpg The corona by Joel Klinger...

| Occultation of Venus by the Moon | https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53319858647_d7751d72c7.jpg Occultation of Venus by the Moon by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr The chase of the occultation of Venus by the Moon has been very tricky this morning! There were plenty of clouds in the sky and on many pl...

Here is an autoportrait of me trying to hold the comet C/2023 P1 "Nishimura". On the right side of the picture, you might recognize the bright Venus and the Beehive Cluster a little above. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53179713612_c92ae9acd0.jpg Venus, Nishimura and the stars by Joel...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52976557929_4b38aa0430.jpg The galactic arch above Chenonceau by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr Here is the very first picture featuring the castle of Chenonceau and the arch of the Milky Way - reflecting in the basin of Catherine de Medicis. The large dust and star s...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52927614355_bff0a23b72.jpg Chenonceau and the Milky Way by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr Here is an unseen (up to now) picture of the castle of Chenonceau (France): the Marques Tower and the Gallery with the Milky Way above, reflecting in the fountain of Catherine of...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52732122710_c4c33bc10d.jpg Jupiter and Venus above Saint-Gatien cathedral by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr Those last days at dusk, you may have noticed 2 very brillant points above the we horizon 30 minutes after the sunset. These points are Jupiter and Venus that j...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52720221971_ef9d6730a7.jpg Jupiter & Venus conjunction by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr This night between the 1st and 2nd March, Jupiter and Venus were at their closest distance of 2023. The encounter is only apparent in the sky, since Venus is at roughly 200 00...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52667091465_60d7a79e32.jpg Chenonceau, the ISS and C/2022 E3 (ZTF) by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52667091765_5edb0e0384.jpg Chenonceau, the ISS and C/2022 E3 (ZTF) - Annotated by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr Last Sunday, a unique c...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52343848768_f3b91b5ac4.jpg The Milky Way above Sancerre by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr Here is a picture of the village of Sancerre (France), taken around 11pm two weeks ago. The landscape is really amazing and despite some high altitude clouds the stars and the Mi...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52252029804_ce3a8c7d6b.jpg The Rocher de la Fileuse by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr This picture is taken from my night at the Rocher de la Fileuse (France) last Sunday. I wanted to go to this place because the sky there is the most amazing of the Loire Valley regio...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52245869734_30eb836aef.jpg Galactic highway by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr During the night of last Thursday to Friday I have been shooting at the stars with an astro friend on a bridge above a highway at the south of Tours (France). The aim? Catching nice car trai...

Saint Martin looking at the planets and the ISS https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52186078134_b213405cab.jpg Saint Martin looking at the planets and the ISS by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr In the morning of the 29th June I woke up at 3:30am to capture a unique and unseen scenery: the transit of the ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52169326664_04095cd971.jpg 6 planets and the crescent Moon by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr Yesterday at 3:45am I have been chasing the planets in the morning sky of Tours (France). That's what you see here, as shot at 4:55am: Venus rising, Mars close to the crescent...

Supermoon of the 14th June setting behind the cathedral of Saint-Gatien in Tours, France Shot @ 4:47 local time. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52151627615_7554bff335.jpg Supermoon at Saint-Gatien by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr Last Thursday's morning, I have been to the Mirabeau bridge in Tours ...

Location: Chemillé-sur-Indrois (France) Date: Friday, May 6th 2022 - 4h09 CEST https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52066481673_d7f75bda6e.jpg Chartreuse du Liget - J. KLINGER (light) by Joel Klinger , sur Flickr This picture has been taken during the night of last Thursday to Friday. Given the loca...