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Venus in the Pleiades Cluster
April 3, 2020
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A bit cloudy for photos tonight but it was nice to briefly see Venus travelling past the Pleiades star cluster (M45). 9.30pm. Sony RX100 IV, f2.8, 4 sec, ISO 1600, 70mm
Categories: Stars & Star Clusters
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Venus and the Pleiades Cluster 12th April 2015
April 12, 2015
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Dashed out into the back garden just before 9pm to catch this lovely close encounter between Venus and the Pleiades open star cluster (M45) low in the west at 9.02pm. A close conjunction like this occurs every eight years in mid April. Image taken with a Canon 350d and Tamron LD DI 70-300mm zoom lens at 70mm (then cropped) ISO 400 3.2 seconds.
Categories: Planets, Stars & Star Clusters
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