Venus Above Pleiades
Taken by Alan Dyer on April 4, 2020 @
near Gleichen, Alberta
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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS Ra
Exposure Time: 2/1
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 400
Date Taken: 2020:04:05 11:24:14
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Venus above the Pleiades star cluster, M45, on April 4, 2020, in the twilight and moonlight. Light from the gibbous Moon illuminated the sky, so no long exposure would reveal much detail in and around the Pleiades.
Venus passes close to the Pleiades only every 8 years. It was closer the night before, but alas, there were clouds! Some light cloud this night added the glow.
This is a stack of multiple exposures of varying lengths: 2 minutes, 30 seconds, 10 seconds and 2 seconds, blended with masks to prevent Venus from being too blown out while still recording the stars. The result shows the scene more or less as you could see it, the Venus and the Pleiades set in a moonlit sky.
All were with the SharpStar 140mm PH apo refractor with the 0.73x flattener/reducer for f/4.8 and at ISO 400 with the Canon EOS Ra.
Photographer's website:
https://www.amazingsky.com
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