Venus in conjunction in daylight
Taken by PAOLO PALMA on December 29, 2025 @
Naples - Italy
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These days, Venus is in close conjunction with the Sun, so it would seem impossible to observe it. However, this is not exactly the case: Venus is so bright that it is visible even in broad daylight; therefore, if the sky is clear and you can block out the Sun with mountains or buildings, you can see it without too much trouble through binoculars or a camera. The proximity of the Sun actually allows you to know almost exactly where to look for the planet.
Of course, I recommend only trying this if you are certain that the Sun will never enter your field of vision.
Here it is rising over the crater of Vesuvius, captured in those few seconds before the Sun stole the show. I tried at dawn on 28 and 29 December, and although the planet is more clearly visible without the glare of the Sun, I continued to take photos until the Sun was just above the horizon to demonstrate the close conjunction of only about 2° between the two celestial bodies.
It was not visible to the naked eye, nor was it visible in the other image with the blue sky, taken around midday on 28 December, in which Venus can be seen next to one of the statues on the roof of the Basilica dell'incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio in Naples. In the shadow of that church, I hid the Sun behind part of the statue and looked for Venus with my binoculars. Once I had located it, I photographed the detail in which it was present.
At 21x magnification, as I used, if Venus had been in inferior conjunction, it would have appeared as a small crescent; therefore, what we see these days is a full Venus.
Nikon coolpix p510 ISO100 1/400s
Photographer's website:
https://www.unsaltonelcielo.it
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