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Moon River.jpgThe Moon over St. Lawrence River115 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 9 Settembre 2005:"Shortly after sunset on September 6th, sky gazers around the world were treated to a lovely crescent Moon in western skies - joined by bright planets Venus and Jupiter.
In this colorful telephoto view from near Quebec City, Canada, the Moon is nestled just above the wide St. Lawrence River. Lights on the horizon are along the river's southern shore. Also known as the evening star, Venus is at the upper left and Jupiter at the upper right, while another prominent celestial beacon, Spica, can be seen shining through the twilight below Venus.
Spica, actually a very close pair of hot blue stars some 260 LY away, is the brightest star in the constellation Virgo".
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Moon and Companions.jpgMoon & Friends, from Great Salt Lake - Utah (USA)151 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 13 Settembre 2005:"(...) This busy quadruple 'coincidence sky' was visible last week all over the World. The easiest object to spot is the crescent Moon, which is easily the brightest sky orb in the above image. Venus is the highest Planet in the sky, with Jupiter to its right. The bright star Spica completes the quadruple just below Venus. The 'streak' on the far right is an airplane. (...)".
Nota: osservate lo "streak in the sky" lasciato dall'aeroplano (come la NASA stessa precisa) e poi provate a riguardare l'immagine Spirit relativa allo "Streak in the Sky" che alla NASA (ed anche in Italia, grazie al Corsera ed al Dr Caprara) venne immediatamente risolto come "vecchia sonda che precipita" (cfr.: "Another Spirit in the Sky?!?" - Sez. "Mars Spirit Anomalies and Maps"). Bene, allora se tanto ci dà tanto, vorremmo chiedere alla NASA "quale sonda - ripresa dal Sig. Wilson - stava precipitando nei cieli dello Utah, la sera del 6 Settembre u.s.?".
E scusateci l'ironia...
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Moon and Companions~0.jpgMoon, Mars and Venus126 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 19 Ottobre 2005:"On another October 19, in 1899, a 17 year-old Robert Goddard climbed a cherry tree on a beautiful autumn afternoon in Worcester, Massachusetts. Inspired by H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds" and gazing out across a meadow, young Goddard imagined it would be wonderful to make a device that had the possibility of ascending to Mars. Forever more he felt his life had a purpose and in the following years his diary entries record October 19th as "Anniversary Day", the anniversary of his ascent into the cherry tree. By 1926 he had designed, built, and flown the world's first liquid fuel rocket. Mars is just visible through the trees at the lower right in this dramatic sky view that also features the Moon and Venus - all visited by liquid fuel rockets constructed on principles developed by Goddard".
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Moon and Companions~1.jpgMoon and Venus from Missouri77 visiteUn'immagine carina che ci mostra un quarto di Luna (diremmo più che ampiamente sovraesposto) che si "incontra" con la Stella della Sera (e cioè Venere), il tutto in un quadretto autunnale. Anche questa immagine è stata estrapolata dalla rubrica "NASA - Picture of the Day" la quale, a nostro parere, sta iniziando a diventare leggermente ripetitiva anche nella proposizione di fotografie artistiche, sìano esse professionali o amatoriali.
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Moon and Companions~2.jpgHappy New Year from the Moon and Venus68 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 4 Gennaio 2006:"Fading sunlight, a young crescent Moon, and brilliant Venus shared the Western Sky in this view of 2005's final sunset from the top of Mount Haleakala, on Maui, Hawaii. Also known as the Sacred House of the Sun, Haleakala, is Maui's dormant volcano.
At 10.000 feet, the Summit is an ideal site for astronomical observatories, and this scene also features the silhouette of the Northern Hemisphere Faulkes Telescope. It can be of particular interest to students the fact that the Faulkes Telescope (a 2-meter diameter instrument, dedicated to astronomy education), can be remotely operated over the internet.
The Project is a joint effort between the Dill Faulkes Educational Trust and the University of Hawaii - Institute for Astronomy (...)".
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Moon and Pleiades.jpgOld Moon...67 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 29 Giugno 2006:"An old crescent Moon shares the Eastern Sky over Menton, France, with the Sister Stars of the Pleiades cluster in this early morning skyscape recorded just last Friday, June 23rd. (Bright Venus was also near the Eastern horizon, but is not pictured here.) Astronomical images of the well-known Pleiades often show the cluster's alluring blue reflection nebulae, but they are washed out here by the bright moonlight. Still, while the crescent Moon is overexposed, surface features can be seen on the dim lunar night side illuminated by earthshine - light from sunlit planet Earth. Of course, you can spot a young crescent Moon in the early evening sky tonight.
Having left the Pleiades behind, a lovely lunar crescent now appears in the West, lining up with planets Mars, Saturn and Mercury along the Solar System's Ecliptic Plane".
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Moon from Hawaii.jpgHaleakala's Moon83 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del 10 Giugno 2006:"A waxing crescent Moon shines over the caldera of dormant volcano Haleakala and observatory domes in this dramatic view from above the clouds.
Looking West from Maui, Hawaii on May 31st, the scene also records the lights of Honolulu on the horizon. Near the strongly overexposed crescent, is bright planet Saturn, but included in the skyscape are planet Mars and the Gemini stars Castor and Pollux.
Of course, skywatchers also found star cluster M 44, The Beehive Cluster, in this early evening sky, wedged between Saturn and the Moon. In fact, as it closes with Saturn, Mars will pass in front of the Beehive on June 15, so just keep looking West".
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Moon, Venus and Jupiter from Earth.jpgThe Moon, Venus and Jupiter from Shiraz (Iran)153 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day" del giorno 13.11.2004: " Early morning risers around the world have enjoyed the sight of bright planets in this week's predawn skies - further enhanced by the celestial spectacle of the waning crescent Moon. From some locations the Moon was seen to pass in front of Jupiter or Venus, a lunar occultation. Recorded near sunrise on November 10th from Shiraz, Iran, this eastern horizon view finds Jupiter (top) and a brilliant Venus in line with the Moon, a lovely conjunction of the three brightest objects in the night sky. Although the Moon has now fallen out of the early morning scene, Venus and Jupiter (along with a much fainter Mars) still precede the rising Sun above the eastern horizon". Una fotografia molto simile a quella ripresa dalla Turchia (Bursa) - già pubblicata nella Sezione dedicata a Giove - la quale ci mostra e dimostra che non è poi così difficile "cristallizzare" un particolare (e suggestivo) momento del Cielo.
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Moon-1.jpgThe Moon over a "Red Planet"81 visiteOriginal caption:"Near its Northernmost declination, tonight's Full Moon (Dec. 15, 2005) will be a special one, arcing high in Northern Hemisphere skies. But a Full Moon won't occur on this calendar date for another 19 years, a period known as the Lunar Metonic Cycle (...)".
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MoonIllusion.jpgThe rise of a Dream...53 visite
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MoonMercMonaco_jacques_full.jpgThe Moon and Mercury, from Monaco (FRA)129 visiteUna falce di Luna ed una piccola scintilla, piuttosto alta nel cielo della sera: Mercurio.
Una bella immagine che ci arriva dalla Francia e che ha trovato spazio anche nella Rubrica "NASA - Picture of the Day".
Questa la caption originale:"Low on the western horizon after sunset, a slender crescent Moon and wandering planet Mercury join the lights of Menton and Monaco along the French Riviera. Astronomer Vincent Jacques took advantage of this gorgeous photo opportunity a week ago on March 11, when the Moon and Mercury were separated in the sky by just 3°. Of course, the Moon in a slender crescent phase is always seen near the horizon, as is Mercury - a bright planet which can be difficult to glimpse as it never strays far from the Sun in Earth's sky. In the coming days good views of Mercury will indeed be fleeting as the Solar System's innermost planet is rapidly dropping closer to the glare of the setting Sun".
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Moon_Halo.jpgSpanish Moon53 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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