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
…next to the Basilica of Superga 
Technical details: Canon Eos 5D Mk II; 150-500mm Sigma lens + 1.4x teleconverter; focal lenght: 700 mm; ISO: 250; Exp: 1 sec; F/9
On the evening of 8 January 2012 I visited the Langhe region to capture the rise on the “Snow Full Moon” next to the Castle of Serralunga d’ Alba.
Tech details: Canon Eos 5D MkII; focal lenght: 21omm; Exp: 1/30 sec; F/7.1; ISO: 200
The first Full Moon of 2012 looked pretty big as rising above a hilltop house in Serralunga d’Alba (some 60 km from Turin, Italy).
Tech det: Canon Eos 5D MkII; 100-5oo Sigma lens @ 500 + 1.4x teleconverter; Exp: 1/20 sec. ; F/9; ISO 100
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:
After the yesterday’s eclipse I wanted to picture the “Full Cold Moon” setting behind the Alps and next to the Sacra of San Michele / Questa mattina ho fotografato la “Full Cold Moon” mentre tramontava dietro le Alpi e la Sacra di San Michele.
You can finde other images of the session here:
The image shows the Moon captured close to the Basilica of Superga during the final phases of the tonight’s lunar eclipse.
Canon Eos 4D, Mark II with 150-500mm Sigma Lens set @ 500mm + 1.4x teleconverter. Exp: 1/4 sec. ; F/9; ISO: 640.
This evening the Moon and Jupiter were were shining just few degrees apart. While I was taking the picture I wondered how many times they met over the sky of the Romanesque church of San Secondo of Cortazzone (40 km from Turin, Italy) since it was built back in the 11th century!
Technical details: Canon Eos 5D Mark II with EF 24-105mm lens set @ 24mm; Exp: 2 seconds; F/6; ISO: 6.3
