Observation by Andrew Paterson: Venus near the Pleiades

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Andrew Paterson

Observer

Andrew Paterson

Observed

2023 Apr 10 - 20:30

Uploaded

2023 Apr 11 - 13:05

Objects

Venus
The Pleiades (M45)
The Hyades (Collinder 50)
Aldebaran

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 04^h07^m
Dec: +23°10'
Position angle: +42°23'

Field size

33° × 22°

Equipment

Canon G7X

Exposure

2.5s F1.8 ISO 400

Location

Hill Head, Hampshire

Target name

Venus near the Pleiades

Title

Venus near the Pleiades

About this image

Venus is now moving through Taurus and will shortly lie between the Pleiades and the Hyades. It is not as far north of the ecliptic as it was in 2020, when it passed through the Pleiades cluster, but it still makes an attractive view.

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Alan Thomas, Callum Potter, Duncan Hale-Sutton, David Basey

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