Observation by Mazin Younis: Pleiades Occultation

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Mazin Younis

Observer

Mazin Younis

Observed

2026 Oct 27 - 00:00

Uploaded

2026 Oct 28 - 15:40

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h46^m
Dec: +24°18'
Position angle: -0°30'

Field size

2°12' × 1°47'

Equipment

Seestar S30 Pro

Location

Hale Barnes, Manchester

Title

Pleiades Occultation

About this image

It was a challenge to capture the occultation of M45 behind such a bright moon. I experimented with my 7nm narrowband filter to cut the glow as much as possible.

Files associated with this observation

M_45.jpg (2.0 MB)

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Callum Potter, Jeremy Shears

Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2026 Oct 28 - 23:12 UTC

It was good to see your image being shown in Sky Notes at today’s BAA meeting, Mazin!

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