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Waxing Crescent, Venus & The Pleiades

Discussion in 'Astrophotography and Imaging' started by Orion25, Mar 28, 2020.

Waxing Crescent, Venus & The Pleiades

Started by Orion25 on Mar 28, 2020 at 8:58 PM

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  1. Orion25

    Orion25 Well-Known Member

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    Here are some shots I took tonight of the waxing crescent moon, Venus and The Pleiades:
    ASTRONOMY - MOON - WAXING CRESCENT & VENUS 3-28-20 SM.jpg
    ASTRONOMY - VENUS (PRIME FOCUS BARLOW ZOOM) 3-28-20 SM.jpg
    ASTRONOMY - MOON - WAXING CRESCENT, PLEIADES & VENUS (CAPTIONS) 3-28-20 SM.jpg
    Clear skies!
    Reggie :)
     
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    Beautiful! We had one clear day last week, and your images remind me of my experiences that night!
     
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    Thanks, squeege! Hope all is well your way :)
     
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    Looks good Reggie.
     
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    Thanks, Mak. Haven't heard from you in a while. I hope all is well :)
     
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    Yes, I'm still here and surviving the zombie apocalypse lol. It's cloudy here right now but I had five nights (23rd ~ 27th) in a row observing recently. Which is unusual for March here due to clouds usually. I saw Caldwell 54/NGC 2506 in Monoceros, which is also rare for me. It's normally cloudy when this is easily visible. I got first light with my new comet filter on C/2019 Y4 (Atlas). So again, not bad for this time of year. It's back to the usual cloudy sky porridge now though! Still, I'm now in BST (British Summer Time) so things can only get better, right? lol

    toYSQZo.jpg

    This is funny; I discovered that the Sky-Watcher Crayford was slipping on my ST102. I wasn't sure why this was happening and decided to order a MoonLite focuser. After a while I realised I could fix the problem in a couple of minutes with an Allen key. Well, I've always wanted a MoonLite anyway ROTFL.

    Stay safe Reggie and don't get too socially distanced from your scope.
     
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    Very nice pic there, Mak. I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the MoonLite ;) My scope is one of the few things I can be social with now, lol! Take care :)
     
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    Very nice pic there, Mak. I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the MoonLite ;) My scope is one of the few things I can be social with now, lol! Take care :)
     
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    Thanks, I'm not sure when the MoonLite will actually be delivered, sometime next year maybe lol. The sky here is still total cloud porridge at the moment, so I'm not sure what the BBC mean by 'partly cloudy'. :rolleyes::)
     
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    If only more weather forecasters were astronomers *sigh*, lol.
     
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    Yeah, that's for sure. Meanwhile, in Worcestershire, I've had five nights in a row observing the Moon with my grab'n'go 102mm Mak. This has to be some kind of record.

    aJ59c5b.jpg
     
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