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Venus & The Pleiades, April 2, 2020 (Astrotracer), AlenK

Venus & The Pleiades, April 2, 2020 (Astrotracer)

Venus & The Pleiades, April 2, 2020 (Astrotracer), AlenK

Venus & The Pleiades, April 2, 2020 (Astrotracer)

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This is a ten-second exposure basically straight out of the camera, with just conversion of raw to jpeg and cropping. The 200mm lens was stopped down to f/5.6, which accounts for the strong diffraction spikes caused by the edges of the blades of the internal iris. Normally, I would not like the effect but in this case it makes Venus seem jewel like. Tracking was done by the camera's internal Astrotracer function, with the camera mounted directly to a tripod.

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Venus & The Pleiades, April 2, 2020 (Astrotracer), AlenK