The three varieties of Venus-Pleiades conjunctions . Created with Stellarium
Posted on 04/07/2015 2:00:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Just step outside between about 8:30 and 10 p.m. local time, face west and let Venus be your guide. At magnitude -4.1, it’s rivaled in brightness only by the Moon and Sun. Early this week, Venus will lie about 5° or three fingers held together at arm’s length below the Pleiades. But each day it snuggles up a little closer until closest approach on Friday. Around that time, you’ll be able to view both in the same binocular field. Outrageously bright Venus makes for a stunning contrast against the delicate pinpoint beauty of the star cluster.
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“Yeah baby, you got it!”
Odd how five words can bring back memories of a 45 year old song. (or I should say a song I remember from a band of 45 years ago.
FOR EXTRA CREDIT:
Who did the original version ?
Who did the most recent version ?
Shoot; overcast and raining here all this week! I did see the Lunar Eclipse the other morning. That was pretty amazing!
I cheated. Looked it up.
Thanks for posting this. Venus has been just dazzling all by itself lately, but this will be even more beautiful.
Will definitely look for this display. We have lots of clouds right now, though, in Maryland, and will have cloudy weather of a few days. Hoping Friday night will give us a break....
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-PJ
Yep. You win an all travel expenses paid holiday to your town.
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