Venus and a few of the stars of the Pleiades cluster the night of April 3, 2020. Canon EOS Mark 2 and Cassegrain telescope.
Early in April the planet Venus made an approach and passage through the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters. Many, even most nights were cloudy but we had a couple of clear evening skies that allowed a bit of astronomy and picture-taking. It’s notable that Venus makes the Pleiades transit only once every eight years so this was a limited opportunity to view and record.
Venus and Pleiades stars with labels.
Our Moon was also quite lovely the nights of the transit though it did provide quite a lot of bothersome intrusive light. Nonetheless, Moon remains a favorite target of mine….
Moon in its waxing Gibbous phase. Canon EOS 6D Mark 2 and Cassegrain telescope.
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