Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
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The Pleiades and Venus 2 April 2020, Louis Fico
The Pleiades and Venus 2 April 2020
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The Pleiades and Venus 2 April 2020

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The Pleiades and Venus 2 April 2020, Louis Fico
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The Pleiades and Venus 2 April 2020

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That nasty planet Venus really color skewed the photo. I might try to get a better color balance, but it's still really nice.

It is clear tonight, and because Venus is going to be even closer to the Pleiades, I am going to increase the image scale and use the ES ED152CF at f/5.6 with the mono camera and color filters.

I should be able to at least get a really nice B&W photo including some nebulousity. Let's hope so.

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The Pleiades and Venus 2 April 2020, Louis Fico

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