Mars & the Pleiades
Taken by Alan Dyer on March 30, 2019 @
near Gleichen, Alberta
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Exposure Time: 59/1
Aperture: Unavailable
ISO: 200
Date Taken: 2019:03:31 12:47:58
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Mars was closest to the Pleiades star cluster last night, March 30, but is passing through the area between the Pleiades and Hyades over the next few nights for a photogenic scene and a great view through binoculars. I captured the scene with the red planet between the clusters in the deep blue twilight with an 85mm lens, then switched to a 50mm lens to capture a wider view with the ISS passing by the Pleiades (for a scene with a planet, Pleiades and people all in the same frame!) as the ISS rose out of the west. I then switched to a 200mm lens for a close up of Mars and the Pleiades set into a darker sky. The camera was on a tracker for all the images.
Photographer's website:
http://www.amazingsky.net
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