Posted on 04/08/2025 11:56:06 AM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Sometimes, the Moon visits the Pleiades. Technically, this means that the orbit of our Moon takes it directly in front of the famous Pleiades star cluster, which is far in the distance. The technical term for the event is an occultation, and the Moon is famous for its rare occultations of all planets and several well-known bright stars. The Moon's tilted and precessing orbit makes its occultations of the Seven Sisters star cluster bunchy, with the current epoch starting in 2023 continuing monthly until 2029. After that, though, the next occultation won't occur until 2042. Taken from Cantabria, Spain on April 1, the featured image is a composite where previous exposures of the Pleiades from the same camera and location were digitally added to the last image to bring up the star cluster's iconic blue glow.
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Bkmk
Beautiful.
Comin’ from the space to teach you of the Pleiades
“Comin’ from the space to teach you of the Pleiades”
Or is it Subaru?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subaru
There are two kinds of men in this world. Those who have pressed their naked buttocks against the inside of a car window during the day, on a busy road.
And those who have not.
M-O-O-N. That spells moon laws yes. Tom Cullen
Sorry star gazers. I had to get that out.
Sure would like to see photographer’s settings to get some of these shots.
Not the multiple exposure layer productions, just fairly simple stuff that an amateur might try.
IOW, not this sort of stuff:
“a composite where previous exposures of the Pleiades from the same camera and location were digitally added “
Wow.
Hey, we have a sense of humor. We just don’t eat the green cheese….
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