When the art of photography meets the moon

Astronomy Photo of the Day (APOD), an award presented by NASA and Michigan Technological University, comes from Turin.

As for the reason: the Cathedral of Superga, Monviso, and Crescent, all in a row, one behind the other. For 6 whole years, photographer Valerio Minato tried to achieve this result, but he was constantly faced with bad weather conditions.

The photographer of the photo, Valerio Minato himself, wrote on Facebook: “The most beautiful gift, a tremendous joy.”

on the site “apod.nasa» The photo is titled “Cathedral, Mountain, Moon.”

“Single shots like this require planning. The first step is to realize that such an amazing triple alignment actually happens. The second step is to find the best place to shoot. But the third step: to be there at exactly the right time — and when the sky is clear — was the hardest.” “NASA”.

Perseverance wins…in the end

NASA confirmed on the page that the photographer tried five times in six years and found that weather conditions were bad.

He adds by writing: “Finally, just ten days ago, the weather was perfect and a photography dream came true. The photo was taken in Piemonte, Italy, and the cathedral in the foreground is the Superga Church, the mountain in the middle is Monviso, and the moon is in the background. Here, although… The moon was captured at its crescent phase, but the exposure was long enough for Earth's doubly reflected light, called da Vinci glow, to illuminate the entire upper part of the moon.

In the past few days, Minato – known for his majestic photographs of the Piedmontese capital – published a “behind the scenes” film, about the stages leading up to filming, with the desire to disseminate it as widely as possible.

“Share this if you want to help me show that we are surrounded by miracles even without photomontage or artificial intelligence,” was his final message to the audience.

Who is Valerio Minato?

The photographer introduces himself to his audience through Official Page From him he writes, “I was born in Biella in 1981 and started my approach to photography for fun and as a hobby in 2012.”

As he says, he is a self-taught photographer, and many of his works have been published in online and national newspapers in Italy, such as La Stampa and Repubblica.

“My early experiences, combined with my love of Turin, led me to take panoramic photographs and views of the Savoy capital with increasing frequency and success,” he says.

Among the artist’s works, as he posted on his Facebook page: