Venus and the Pleiades in April 2020
Inspired by other blogs such as Heads UP! taking cool pictures of Venus near the Pleiades, I knew I had to get in on the action myself.
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Computer Looking Up
Astronomy, and Computer Technology
Venus
Venus, Early March, 2020
Venus is still a remarkable and bright experience, in the West sky shortly after Sunset.
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Leap Day Moon, Venus, and Choice Confirmations
For those of you that were able to see it, the Moon and Venus were very close that night.
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Relative Planets
What is neat about lining all three images side-by-side is that they were taken with the same telescope and same equipment setup.
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Moon Reunites with Venus on Hot Summer Night, June 2018
We’re about a month from the last rendezvous of the Moon and Venus.
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Moon and Venus Together, May 2018
If you look closely above and to the left of the Moon, you can see stars. They were not visible to me at the time I took this picture.
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Nearly Missed This Gem – Moon and Venus after Sunset
Despite the unseasonably cold chill (the reason I have not posted anything for several weeks), I set up my camera to take this photograph.
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More Venus, More Mercury
With an excellent view towards the Western horizon on Sunday night, Venus and Mercury were easy to see.
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The Planet Hunter: Venus and Mercury!
My first thought was, oh crap, I almost forgot about that! I further completely forgot that Venus and Mercury would be very close tonight.
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Daylight Moon with Venus
Normally I complain about my blocked view of the East sky, due to trees and neighbors’ houses. But sometimes the setup has its benefits.
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