Rare conjunction, Rare conjunction of Venus & Pleiades on April 1st to 3rd 2020 |
Rare conjunction, Rare conjunction of Venus & Pleiades on April 1st to 3rd 2020 |
Apr 2 2020, 11:10 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 18-September 14 From: Colorado Member No.: 118,130 |
Seeing as how most people tend to be home more so during these current events, here is something positive to look forward to, or rather, up at.
A Rare conjunction of Venus, the Second Planet from the Sun, & Pleiades, the constellation of the seven sisters, is occurring from the 1st of April to it's Peak on April 3rd. Right after sunset on The 2nd and 3rd in the westward direction. The past few days Venus and Pleiades Have been getting closer and closer to eachother, even making a "heavenly Triangle" together with the crescent Moon a few nights ago, As shown here in a pic i found on SpaceWeather.com Taken by Marek Nikodem in the countryside near Szubin, Poland More Details about the pic Here But on the 3rd of April They will be closer than they have been so far this Decade! Venus moving in front of the seven sisters, putting them both in a much tighter field of view. i will be posting an update in a few days Showing said event after people upload the pics i could never get with current equipment. Keep your eyes on the sky, and enjoy the upcoming show if you get the chance to watch. -------------------- Proud CP lifetime club member,
And avid Gamer! Rock Headed Nerd I Am. |
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Apr 5 2020, 01:41 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 72 Joined: 18-September 14 From: Colorado Member No.: 118,130 |
As Anticipated, the Rare Conjunction Of Venus and Pleiades was quite Spectacular indeed! Through the naked it was fairly hard to see the seven sisters due to the're magnitude compared to Venus. But using simple Binoculars or a telescope it was easier to see The event.
As i said i personally did not get any pictures of the event, but others did manage to take some very nice pictures! (Photo Credit: Waldemar Skorupa - Breckerfeld, Germany) Taken April 3, 2020 (Photo Credit: Steven Rosenow - Shelton, Washington) Taken April 3, 2020 I found these Pictures along with more details about how the images where taken on SpaceWeather.com A very cool conjunction that will happen again in 2028, hopefully by then ill be able to provide one of my own pictures of this rare event. -------------------- Proud CP lifetime club member,
And avid Gamer! Rock Headed Nerd I Am. |
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Apr 6 2020, 07:47 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,197 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
Great images!
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