Photo Gallery:
Venus and the Pleiades (April 2012)Venus and Pleiades (April 2012)
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PhotographerStephan ClercLocationMünchenstein / SwitzerlandDate2nd April 2012 at 21:07 MESZEquipmentCanon EOS 1100D, Teleobjectiv 300mmDescriptionVenus approaching the Pleiades in the evening of April 2nd 2012. |
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PhotographerJean-Claude MERLINLocationLe Creusot (Burgundy, France)Date2012 Apr. 1st, 20h17 UTEquipmentNIKON 50 mm telephotolens stopped at F/5.6 DSLR CANON EOS 1000D plus ASTRODON filter VIXEN POLARIE star tracker TripodDescriptionVenus approaching the Pleiades cluster M45 on April 1st, 2012 30-second exposure with star tracking on the VIXEN POLARIE system Spectacular large diffractions spikes of Venus due to the telephotolens diaphragm |
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PhotographerPaco BellidoLocationCordoba (Spain)Date02.04.2012EquipmentCanon 550D attached to a EQ60 refractor.DescriptionI thought that I would miss this encounter today, it's been quite cloudy, but this time Murphy failed. To make the spikes I used and old astronomer trick, some thread attached to the objective of the telescope ;) |
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PhotographerPaco BellidoLocationCordoba (Spain)Date04.04.2012EquipmentCanon 550D and Sky Watcher ED80 refractorDescriptionAlthough there is a thick cloud layer currently over Southern Spain, I managed to take this picture of Venus visiting the Seven Sisters. |
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PhotographerAndrew WallLocationAdelaide, South AustraliaDate3rd April, 2012 at 7:45pm LocalEquipment80mm f450mm Refractor, Canon 400D, Orion Teletrack Alt/Az mount.DescriptionConjunction of Venus and the Pleiades Star Cluster through an 80mm Refractor. Taken North of Adelaide, South Australia on the 3rd of April, 2012. Image was a stack of 40 frames, 20 x 10 seconds at ISO1600 and 20 x 10 seconds at ISO800. |
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PhotographerMark OherrickLocationBedford County Pennsylvania USADate3 April 2012 8:10 PMEquipmentCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT with Cannon 75-300mm zoom lens ISO 1600 1 sec exposureDescriptionThe planet Venus nestled amongst the seven sisters, Pleiades. |
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PhotographerFernando RoquelLocationCaguas, Puerto RicoDate4/2/2012 - 7:30PMEquipmentCelestron Astromaster 114EQ with Celestron 114 Mount / Nikon Coolpix P500 with TripodDescriptionVenus Planet Transiting near The Pleiades |
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PhotographerPatrick McDonaldLocationTorontoDate201204 02 21h 14mEquipmentCanon Eos20D with 250 mm lens; camera strapped on to a C14 with a bungee cord. Some processing with Windows Photo Gallery. Venus was over the centre of the city; I was in the east endDescriptionVenus brushing past the Pleiades. |
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PhotographerMichael BoschatLocationHalifax,Nova Scotia,CanadaDateApril 3,2012EquipmentCanon 350-D camera with 300mm telephoto on tripod. 1 second exposure, 800 ISO, f/5DescriptionAs it cleared at about 9:10 ADT here I went up to our apartment roof and fired off a few shots of the pair. It was very windy and trying to get a good shot was hard to say the least. This was one of the netter shots. |
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