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The 3.75% waxing crescent Moon passed Venus with 5° between them. At such a wide gap now, it's hard to believe that the gap closes to zero come June 17th when the Moon occults Venus, but in daylight for the contiguous USA.
Above Venus are Taurus's two brilliant naked-eye open clusters: the Pleiades straight above, and the Hyades towards the upper left. On April 26th Venus will be between the two, but not before skimming by Uranus on April 23rd at 0.75°. Uranus at mag. 5.8 is hiding in plain sight near the center of the photo, but you'll need a suitable map to determine which faint star it is.
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Panasonic GX8, Lumix 25mm lens, photo tripod
... 1 x (f/4, 6 sec, ISO 400)
... FOV ~ 30° x 35°
... date: Apr 18, 2026 9:21pm MDT
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