Dismiss Notice
New Cookie Policy
On May 24, 2018, we published revised versions of our Terms and Rules and Cookie Policy. Your use of AstronomyConnect.com’s services is subject to these revised terms.

Venus and The Pleiades 4/01/20

Discussion in 'Astrophotography and Imaging' started by Orion25, Apr 2, 2020.

Venus and The Pleiades 4/01/20

Started by Orion25 on Apr 2, 2020 at 4:00 AM

1 Replies 518 Views 2 Likes

Reply to Thread Post New Thread
  1. Orion25

    Orion25 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 23, 2016
    Posts:
    1,895
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Georgia
    Venus has been approaching The Pleiades region and will appear to pass directly in front of the open star cluster over the next few nights. Here is a one-off shot I took of Venus beneath The Pleiades last evening (4/01) with my Nikon D3200 with zoom lens (at 300x):
    ASTRONOMY - VENUS & THE PLEIADES 4-01-20.jpg
    Clear skies!
    Reggie :D
     
    Ed D and Scopejunkie like this.
  2. Orion25

    Orion25 Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    May 23, 2016
    Posts:
    1,895
    Trophy Points:
    113
    Location:
    Georgia
    Zoom was actually at 180mm
     

Share This Page