“Full Moon over the Alps” shortlisted for the 2015 Astronomy Photographer of the year award!

Great news! my image “A full Moon above the Alps in Turin” has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2015’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year award, run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich in London !!!

The competition, now in its seventh year, received a record number of entries, with 2,700 images submitted from amateurs and professional photographers in 60 countries.

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Here are some of the articles that announced the shortlist:

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Venus and Jupiter conjunction

Venere, Giove e Sacra

:: This evening splendid Venus-Jupiter pair captured next to the Sacra di San Michele, the Symbolic monument of the Piedmont region, in the North-West of Italy. The book The Name of the Rose was inspired by this monumental abbey ::

Moon and Venus at sunset

Mon and Venus at sunset

PANORAMI TORINESI / VIEWS OF TURIN

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DALLA MOLE ALLA GRAN MADRE, PASSANDO PER IL PO AL TRAMONTO / FROM MOLE ANTONELLIANA TO GRAN MADRE CHURCH AT SUNSET

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SUNSET SHOW SU TORINO / Sunset show over Turin

Sunset show over Turin

L’ORA ROSA DI TORINO / The pink hour of Turin

L'ora rosa di Torino

L’ORA ROSA DI SUPERGA / The pink hour of Superga

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LUNA E VENERE SUL LAGO DI VIVERONE / Moon and Venus over the Viverone lake

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MONVISO DA SUPERGA / Monviso peak from Superga

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TORINO DA SUPERGA / View of Turin from Superga

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BLUE HOUR DALLA TORRE LITTORIA / Blue hour from the Littoria tower

Blue Hour dalla Torre Littoria