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Venus and the Pleiades - Close-Up (April 4, 2020), Alan Dyer

Venus and the Pleiades - Close-Up (April 4, 2020)

Venus and the Pleiades - Close-Up (April 4, 2020), Alan Dyer

Venus and the Pleiades - Close-Up (April 4, 2020)

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Venus above the Pleiades star cluster, M45, on April 4, 2020, in the twilight and moonlight. Light from the gibbous Moon illuminated the sky, so no long exposure would reveal much detail in and around the Pleiades. Venus passes close to the Pleiades only every 8 years. It was closer the night before, but alas, there were clouds! Some light cloud this night added the glow.

This is a stack of multiple exposures of varying lengths: 2 minutes, 30 seconds, 10 seconds and 2 seconds, blended with masks to prevent Venus from being too blown out while still recording the stars. All were with the SharpStar 140mm PH apo refractor with the 0.73x flattener/reducer for f/4.8 and at ISO 400 with the Canon EOS Ra.

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Venus and the Pleiades - Close-Up (April 4, 2020), Alan Dyer

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