The Moon is preparing for this week end show when it will join Venus and Jupiter. This evening, I wanted to welcome the very young Moon resembling a Cheshire grin as setting over the Italian Alps. At the time of the shot, the Moon was just 19 hours and 7 minutes old that so far it represents my personal record of “Young Moon gazing”!
Photo details: Canon EOS 5D Mk II,; 1/8 second exposure; f/9; 700 mm focal length; ISO 200
Christmas songs coming from a nearby bar, Moon and Venus decorating the sky over the Viverone Lake: what a perfect atmosphere for a festive season evening!
The pictures show a superthin 21 hours and 45 min. old crescent Moon setting behind the Italian Alps. In the second image on the left is also visible the pyramid-like shape of Monviso (3,841 m – 12,602 ft). What a splendid Christmas present!
This morning Mercury showed up in the twilight colors few degrees above a 4% slender crescent Moon “close” to the Basilica of Superga.
Later on I moved a bit further from the Basilica to capture one of the first sunrises of this winter:
This evening, just after sunset, the crescent Moon (showing a beautiful earthshine) and the brilliant Venus put on a great show over the Monviso. The mountain (3,841 m – 12,602 ft) is the highest peak of the Coattian Alps and its pyramid-like shape if visible for large areas of the Nortwestern regions of Italy. It also famous for hosting the source of the Po, the longest river in Italy.
Technical details: Canon Eos 5D Mark II with Sigma 150-500mm lens set at 174mm. Exp: 3.2 sec; F/5.6; ISO: 500
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This evening, soon after sunset, I went outside to photograph the 28 hours old Moon…..
…It was the first young Moon of the new season 
