PUBLICATIONS
In this page are main publications of my pictures, awards and exhibitions. Please click on the link to see the picture or the relevant post:

Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) – NASA
- APOD of 3 November 2012 – Hunter’s Moon over the Alps
- APOD of 29 December 2011 – Conjunction at Sunset
- APOD of 16 September 2011 – September’s Harvest Moon
- APOD of 11 November 2010 – Two Views, Two Crescents
- APOD of 1 January 2010 - Not a Blue Moon
Imagine the Universe! – Educational DVD by NASA´s Goddard Space Flight Center
- 15th Edition – APOD images included: #1, #2
- 16th Edition – APOD images included: #1, #2
- 17th Edition – APOD image included: #1
NASA Science | Science news
- See Mercury at Sunset
- Christmas Sky Show (photo on front page and on video @ 2:51)
- The 2012 Perseid Meteor shower (photo @ 2:10)
- A good reason to wake up at dawn
- Perigee Super Moon on May 5-6
- Super Full Moon of May 2012
- Blue Moon on New Year’s Eve (29 December 2009)
Spacewather.com – NASA – Picture of the Day
- 10 May 2012 (Sunspot Sunrise)
- 25 January 2011 (Sunspot Sunrise)
- 20 November 2010 (Old-fashioned Blue Moon)
- 31 July 2010 (Celestial Triangle)
Earth Science Picture of the Day – EPOD
- EPOD of 6.1.2013 – The Coattian Alps in Alpenglow - Viewer’s choice JAN 2013
- EPOD of 22.9.2012 – Lightning Display Over Southern France
- EPOD of 21.5.2012 – Mount Cervino and Blue Lake
- EPOD of 5.9.2011 – Belt of Venus from Isola d’Elba, Italy
- EPOD 21.5.2011 – Cedar of Lebanon
- EPOD 6.4.2011 – Little Alpine Planet
- EPOD of 10.1.2011 – Slender Moon and Basilica of Superga in Turin
- EPOD of 30.9.2010 – Crescent Moon, Venus and Glitter Paths
- EPOD of 24.5.2010 – Lunar Corona, Mars and Beehive Cluster
- EPOD of 1.4.2010 – Venus, Turin, the Alps, and a Very Young Moon
- EPOD of 20.3.2010 – Italian Alps Sunset
- EPOD of 4.1.2010 – Alps and Valley Fog - Viewer’s choice JAN 2010
- EPOD of 4.11.2009 – Isola d’ Elba Crepuscular Rays
- EPOD of 20.8.2009 – Stormy occultation
NASA blogs
NASA Science Lunar Institute
- Image used for an exhibition developed by the Center of Lunar Science and Exploration

Astronomy Photographer of the Year Book – Image published on page 121



Optics Picture of the Day (OPOD)
EarthSky
- Look for Mars and Mercury shortly after sunset on February 8
- Photos from last night’s Perseid meteor shower
- EarthSky’s meteor shower guide for 2013
- July 2012 guide to the five visible planets
- Three beautiful photos of June 17, 2012 of Moon with Jupiter
- Huge Sunspot AR1476 turned our way can produce X-flare
- Moon and Venus on December 26, 2011 as seen from Italy
- Moon and Venus night after Christmas (26.12.2011)
- 2011 Hunter’s Moon
- Mercury is at its best for 2011
- Happy 2011! Photos of Earth and Sky
Space.com
- Majestic Sunspot blesses Basilica at sunrise in spectacular picture
- Monster Sunspot photos (image #11)
- Bella Luna: skywatcher captures Old Moon over historic Italian church
- Contemplating the night sky
- Super Moon 2012 photos from around the World
EXHIBITIONS
- India Astrophoto Festival 2012 – Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi
- “100 Wonders of the World” exibition - (St-Petersburg ART-Center – Russian Federation) – 2012
- Personal Exhibition at the Planetarium of Turin – 2011
- Aloysius Lilius exhibition (Cirò and Cosenza – Italy) – 2010
- The Atmosphere Exposed (Boyden Gallery – St Mary’s City – US) – selected picture:“Crepuscular rays over Elba“ – 2010
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
- Nomination – Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2012
- Nomination (Photo 1) - Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2011
- Nomination (Photo 2) – Astronomy Photographer of the Tear 2011
- Nomination – Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2010
- Notable Photo - Earth and Sky TWAN Photo Contest – 2010
- Winner - 1st Photography contest “Aloysius Lilius” (“Sky of Aloysius Lilius” category) – 2010
- Photo awarded – 1st Italian GEO Magazine Photo Contest – 2011

INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINES
The Telegraph
The Atlantic in Focus
The Guardian
NYDaily News
- Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition 2012
Msn news
Sky & Telescope (U.S.)
Astronomy (U.S.)
- “100 GREATEST PICTURES OF THE UNIVERSE” special issue – September 2012
- “SPECTACULAR UNIVERSE” special issue - Summer 2011
- June 2013 – Earthshadow and belt of Venus (page 59) + video (@ 4.09)
- September 2010 - Young Moon
Sky at Night (U.K.)
- April 2013 (# 95) – Moon and Venus over Castelnuovo Don Bosco
- April 2012 (# 83) – Moon and Venus over Monviso
- October 2010 (# 65) - A “pumpkin” Moon
- June 2010 (# 61) – Moon setting over the Alps
Astronomie (France)
- November 2011 – Superga et le croissant
Ciel & Espace (France)
- February 2012 (# 501) – Moon and Venus over Monte Viso
- February 2010 (# 477) - Conjonction orageuse
L’ Astronomie (France)
- February 2012 – Moon and Venus over the Monte Viso
- October 2011 – Setting Moon over Isola d’ Elba
- January 2011 – Rising Moon and Superga church
Lastampa.it
ANSA.it
