Observation by Grant Privett: Venus and Pleiades

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Grant Privett

Observer

Grant Privett

Observed

2020 Apr 04 - 20:20

Uploaded

2020 Apr 04 - 20:59

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)
Venus
Conjunction

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h49^m
Dec: +24°28'
Position angle: +40°52'

Field size

8° × 6°

Equipment

Canon M3
Canon EFS 15-85 zoom
Tripod

Exposure

1sec

Location

near Salisbury

Target name

Venus/Pleiades conjunction

Title

Venus and Pleiades

About this image

Couldnt resist trying this. Its nothing special, just the conjunction as seen from our garden - if the leaves had been out on the tree, this wouldnt have worked.

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