Observation by Peter Mulligan: Venus and the Pleiades

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Peter Mulligan

Observer

Peter Mulligan

Observed

2020 Apr 02 - 19:21

Uploaded

2020 Apr 02 - 22:57

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)
Venus
Conjunction

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h44^m
Dec: +23°57'
Position angle: +44°58'

Field size

5°10' × 3°26'

Equipment

Canon 1100D
EF-S 55-250 lens
FL 250mm

Exposure

2 sec, 3200 ISO

Location

Sheffield

Target name

Venus Pleiades

Title

Venus and the Pleiades

About this image

The weather predictions had been for cloud. I took a peek out side and the sky around Venus was clear so quickly grabbed the camera and took this 2 sec shot, never trust the weather forecasts!

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