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earthling

Moon Visits Sister Stars

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.

Image Credit: Cayetana Saiz

#astrophotography
#Moon
#Pleiades
#occultation
#APOD

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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Daniel Scher 📷

Last night we were treated to the Waxing Crescent Moon cozying up to the Pleiades star cluster just after sunset.

A low cloud was kind enough to pass in front of the moon when I took this photo, dimming its glow and revealing the line of craters while the unobscured stars were still shining brightly.

(You may need to click to see the full vertical image and the Pleiades)

Vertical photo of the Seven Sisters open star cluster at top left, facing the Waxing Crescent Moon at bottom right.
#Astronomy#Photography#StarGazing
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Starry Time Podcast

Since I'm seeking #Pleiades content as I scroll today -- we did an #astronomy & #mythology #podcast episode on the Pleiades last season!

You can check it out here if you want to learn more about this star cluster / nymph sisters: starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/

starrytimepodcast.podbean.comAsterism: The Pleiades in Astronomy and Mythology | Starry TimeJoin Jordan and Kit as they explore the astronomy and mythology of the Pleiades!  Episode transcripts: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/episode-transcripts.html Website: https://www.starrytimepodcast.com/ Social: https://universeodon.com/@starrytimepod Timestamps00:00 Intro00:43 Astronomy of the Pleiades05:00 Mythology of the Pleiades10:20 Retconstellations14:37 Oracle AI18:06 Outro Keywords/Topics Covered:  Pleiades, Seven Sisters, Messier 45, Asterism, Taurus Constellation, Open Star Cluster, Reflection Nebulae, Greek Mythology, Orion, Atlas, Oceanids, Folklore, Retconstellations, AI Oracle, Astronomy, Mythology.
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