Observation by Andrew Paterson: Winter Sky with Mars near the Pleiades

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2021 Feb 28 - 19:30

Uploaded

2021 Mar 01 - 14:46

Objects

Mars
The Pleiades (M45)
Aldebaran
Widefield

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Constellation

Orion

Field centre

RA: 04^h48^m
Dec: +12°52'
Position angle: +0°39'

Field size

46° × 46°

Equipment

Canon G7X

Exposure

8s F1.8 ISO 800

Location

Hill Head , Hampshire

Target name

Winter Sky with Mars near the Pleiades

Title

Winter Sky with Mars near the Pleiades

About this image

A compact camera view of the winter night sky. Mars is below and slightly to the right of the Pleiades cluster, and is currently very similar in magnitude to Aldebaran.

Files associated with this observation

IMG_6036 (2).JPG (2.0 MB)

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