Moon Occults Pleiades
Taken by Aaron Watson on July 20, 2025 @
West Elk Mountains, Colorado
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Gorgeous lunar occultation of the Pleiades star cluster. This series of photos was taken centered around 3:23 AM MT. Electra is revealed from behind the dark limb and then Alcyone is immediately covered by the bright limb. All with Maia looking on just out of the way. Nikon D750 with Orion 10" Astrograph on Celelstron AVX mount.
Photographer's website:
https://www.skies-alive.com/gallery
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