Planets, Stars and Clouds: View from Italy
Astrophotographer Paolo Bardelli: "Fantastic evening. A cluster of lenticular altocumulus clouds in front of this evening's parade of planets with the colors of the sunset."
Castor is the second-brightest object in the zodiac constellation of Gemini. With an apparent visual magnitude of 1.58, it is one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Castor appears singular to the naked eye, but it is actually a sextuple star system organized into three binary pairs.
Pollux is the brightest star in the constellation of Gemini. This is an orange-hued, evolved red giant located at a distance of 34 light-years, making it the closest red giant (and giant star) to the Sun. In 2006, an exoplanet (designated Pollux b or β Geminorum b, later named Thestias) was announced to be orbiting it.
Location: Sumirago (Varese), Italy
Image Details: Canon 6D + 50mm lens
Date: June 12, 2026
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