“Virtual Telescope Project creator Gianluca Masi was at the prepared with telescopes, cameras and broadcasting equipment to observe the five naked-eye worlds on Wednesday evening (Dec. 28). If you need photography gear, consider our finest video cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography to prepare for the next planet sight.Image 1 of 7(Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Five naked-eye worlds shine in the sky, marked by numbers: Venus (1 ), Mercury (2 ), Saturn (3 ), Jupiter (4) and Mars (5 ). (Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Visible just above the trees here is Venus, while Mercury is barely noticeable in the twilight above Venus. He continued through the sky, recording each of the worlds in turn and even imaging the staying two just visible in telescope or high-powered binoculars: Uranus and Neptune.
After days of clouds in Rome, the skies lastly cleared for a “world parade.”Virtual Telescope Project creator Gianluca Masi was at the all set with telescopes, electronic cameras and broadcasting devices to observe the five naked-eye worlds on Wednesday night (Dec. 28). The most-easily seen planets were Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. He likewise found Uranus and Neptune, which require devices to see.”An extremely gorgeous Christmas present from the sky,” Masi composed (opens in brand-new tab) of the celestial sight. “I managed to capture some fantastic images and share the view with the world.”If youre searching for field glasses or a telescope to see the solar system planets, our guides for the best binoculars and the finest telescopes have options that can assist. If you require photography equipment, consider our best cameras for astrophotography and best lenses for astrophotography to prepare for the next world sight.Image 1 of 7(Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Five naked-eye worlds shine in the sky, marked by numbers: Venus (1 ), Mercury (2 ), Saturn (3 ), Jupiter (4) and Mars (5 ). The moon is the brightest light. (Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Venus (bottom) and Mercury with the streak of a plane going in between them. (Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Visible simply above the trees here is Venus, while Mercury is hardly visible in the golden above Venus. (Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Saturn (center) with the stars Nashira (1) and Deneb Algedi (2) in the constellation Capricorn. (Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) The moon (bottom right) with Jupiter (1, together with moons) and Neptune (2 ). (Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Mars (1) and the brightest star in Taurus, called Aldebaran (2 ). (Image credit: Virtual Telescope Project) Uranus (1) together with three stars: Hamal (2 ), Sheratan (3) and Mesarthim (4 ). Masi caught the five planets in a single view utilizing a breathtaking “fish-eye” lens, which provides a 180-degree field of view of the sky. He also established numerous zoom lenses on a telescope mounted on the roofing of his home in Rome.Fleeting Mercury was the best difficulty as it is fast fading from view in a brilliant twilight sky, but Masi handled to just record it in the fish-eye lens. Zooming was easier, he said, “as I could pick the very best camera/lens settings for each world.”Masi recorded Venus and Mercury together, “displaying in such a colorful sky just above the S-W (southwest) horizon.” Then he proceeded through the sky, recording each of the planets in turn and even imaging the remaining two just noticeable in telescope or high-powered field glasses: Uranus and Neptune. You can see the whole “parade” in the gallery above.”Im currently looking forward to the next cosmic show to bring to our community,” Masi said; his next broadcast will be previewing the Quadrantid meteor shower that peaks on Jan. 4, regrettably throughout a nearly complete and extremely bright moon. If you miss it, there will be other meteor showers in 2023 sure to produce fantastic shooting stars.Elizabeth Howell is the co-author of “Why Am I Taller (opens in new tab)?” (ECW Press, 2022; with Canadian astronaut Dave Williams), a book about area medicine. Follow her on Twitter @howellspace (opens in brand-new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in brand-new tab) or Facebook (opens in brand-new tab).
