Observation by Steve Brown: The Moon and Pleiades

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Steve Brown

Observer

Steve Brown

Observed

2025 Apr 01 - 20:26

Uploaded

2025 Apr 02 - 08:48

Objects

The Moon
The Pleiades (M45)
Conjunction

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h45^m
Dec: +24°02'
Position angle: +37°19'

Field size

2°56' × 1°39'

Equipment

Canon 250D
Evostar 72ED
Star Adventurer

Exposure

2.5s exp, 420mm fl, f/5.8, ISO-800

Location

North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

The Moon and the Pleiades

Title

The Moon and Pleiades

About this image

I got this shot of the Moon just before it started crossing in front of the Pleiades open cluster on 1 April. I was setting up to do a timelapse sequence of the event, which worked out well. I wasn't able to capture it all though, as the Moon set behind a rooftop towards the end of the event. It was a wonderful thing to see though. The view through binoculars of the crescent Moon just sitting in the middle of the Pleiades was amazing.

Files associated with this observation

Moon and the Pleiades.jpg (1.7 MB)

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