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https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53878332772_ea78c6cc69_b.jpg July’s full moon over the old Penna Furnace, a monument of industrial archaeology located in the Pisciotto district of Sampieri, a hamlet of the municipality of Sicily in the province of Ragusa. Technical details: f/8, 1/8 sec, ISO-32...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53648909773_c69dfbaedb_b.jpg The Sky and the Sea by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr The sky and the sea, two elements of nature that contend for the concept of infinity. Contemplating this wonder after so long has made me rediscover sensations that I had almost for...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53305137516_53c4673a32_c.jpg Partial lunar eclipse by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr The partial lunar eclipse of October 28th and the conjunction between the moon and Jupiter. The main Jovian satellites can be clearly distinguished: Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganym...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53295567803_4b8d79b866_c.jpg Partial lunar eclipse by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr Last night, I had the privilege of witnessing a partial lunar eclipse, an event always filled with anticipation and fascination. The atmospheric conditions, which are never quite ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53122453105_a81eb7329e_b.jpg Perseids Over the Iblean Countryside by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr Perseids Over the Iblean Countryside Description: This image captures a moment of astronomical interest: the Perseids, an annual meteoric phenomenon resulting from ...

Circumhorizontal arc over Modica I am thrilled to share with you a collection of photographs showcasing the wondrous phenomenon of the circumhorizontal arc gracing the panoramic view of Modica. These images beautifully merge scientific intrigue with the inherent beauty of this charming city. The ci...

Sundog at sunset A "sundog," is an atmospheric optical phenomenon where two bright spots form on either side of the sun, surrounded by a colorful ring. This is caused by the refraction of sunlight through ice crystals present in high-level clouds. A lesser-known fact is that the appearanc...

Flower full moon over the ancient furnace Flower full moon during partial penumbral eclipse. The moon is rising over the old furnace in Sampieri, a valuable example of industrial archaeology in Sicily, very popular among the locals and also popular to the tourists after being a common scenery in th...

Thank you Ann. Thanks for your kind words :ssmile: Flower Full Moon Flower full moon sequence during partial penumbral eclipse. The moon is rising over the old furnace in Sampieri, a valuable example of industrial archaeology in Sicily, very popular among the locals and also popular to the tourists ...

Flower Full Moon Flower full moon sequence during partial penumbral eclipse. The moon is rising over the old furnace in Sampieri, a valuable example of industrial archaeology in Sicily, very popular among the locals and also popular to the tourists after being a common scenery in the tv fiction &qu...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52797890082_a15b790335_b.jpg April full moon by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr Tonight's full moon highlights the frame of clouds that has formed around it with its light. A frame that is stirred by the wind, which for a few moments has made our beloved moon the a...

Sunspots at dawn Description : The sun this morning at dawn with many sunspots clearly visible thanks to the haze that acted as a natural filter. Especially the most visible spot, the one further down, is a very active region these days. Just today that sunspot has reached a size of about 2700 mill...

Today's partial eclipse of the sun taken from inside the cathedral of San Giorgio in Modica from a window on top of the church near which there is a statue of an angel. I liked setting the eclipse in this way to create a dramatic atmosphere that is given by the presence of this mysterious figure at ...

Paroxysm of Mt Etna https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51874752254_0b79e6d666_b.jpg Mt. Etna by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr In the photo Etna during its first paroxysm of this year under a starry sky. The smoke literally divide the sky and the earth. As you can see from the photos, the lava fount...

Conjunction between the Moon and the Pleiades Description: The ashen moon rises, together with the Pleiades, over the Sicilian countryside. I slightly highlighted the Pleiades in post production to highlight their magnitude with respect to the Moon. A suggestive picture of last night surrounded by t...

The Moon-Pleiades conjunction in the Sicilian countryside Description: The beautiful Moon-Pleiades conjunction of this night. The Moon and the seven sisters position themselves delicately above the two olive trees. The Sicilian countryside, the chirping of cicadas, the hay cut recently, are the sett...

The summer Milky Way over the Mediterranean Sea and the constellation of Scorpio https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52201670101_7fb3d7f936_b.jpg Summer Milky Way - with annotations by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr Technical data: Nikon D800 + Sigma ART 35mm f/1.4 @f/5.6, 90 sec, ISO-3200 Date: 02-0...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52180423767_4ce7b89511_b.jpg Agave flowers among the stars by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr Title: Agave flowers among the stars Description: Agave, a very popular plant widespread in the Mediterranean areas, produces only one flower in its entire life, after whi...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52039870516_584c89a490_h.jpg A year of the Sun by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr I was curious to experience and touch how the path of the Sun changed during the year and here on April 4th of this year I take the camera left on the roof of my house after a very lo...

I created this video dedicated to the Cassini-Huygens mission. I downloaded the nearly 400,000 photos, carefully selected them and produced this timelapse of the most epic moments of this extraordinary probe. In addition to Saturn, many of its small and large moons can be seen closely in the video. ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51936114223_e8416e9369_b.jpg The glory of the pilot by Salvatore Cerruto , su Flickr During a recent trip, while landing, I found myself observing "a glory" from the window of the plane on which I was traveling. At that precise moment the plane was over...

Strawberry moon of June Image Description: This picture has been taken in Sampieri, a little village in the southern coast of Sicily. In the image, I captured the rising of the so-called "strawberry moon", the full moon of June. This full moon is noteworthy also because it imperfectly ali...