Posted on 04/06/2021 4:47:14 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Is this just a lonely tree on an empty hill? To start, perhaps, but look beyond. There, a busy universe may wait to be discovered. First, physically, to the left of the tree, is the planet Mars. The red planet, which is the new home to NASA's Perseverance rover, remains visible this month at sunset above the western horizon. To the tree's right is the Pleiades, a bright cluster of stars dominated by several bright blue stars. The featured picture is a composite of several separate foreground and background images taken within a few hours of each other, early last month, from the same location on Vinegar Hill in Milford, Nova Scotia, Canada. At that time, Mars was passing slowly, night after night, nearly in front of the distant Seven Sisters star cluster. The next time Mars will pass angularly as close to the Pleiades as it did in March will be in 2038.
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beautiful
Tres cool. It was well worth seeing it and the time it to upload upload the image. Thanks FRiend!
I know I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: Quite often, when I find myself going berserk at the evil currently ongoing in our country and our world, pics like this remind me that there is a Power our there that makes anything and everything we’re undergoing seem infinitesimally small in comparison. Thanks for posting this splendid image.
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Nicely said, AFB-XYZ, insightful.
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