Venus transits the Plieades
Astronomy is one of my other hobbies, and last night was the best time (Venus was actually in front of the Plieades ) to see Venus and the star cluster known as the Plieades, also known Asa the seven sisters, together in the sky. I didn't have enough time to actually set up my tracking mount so my exposures were limited to only two seconds to avoid trailing the stars in the cluster....
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Image by Justin Ryan sr, on Flickr
...fun fact-the term 'Subaru' is a Japanese word referencing the Plieades star cluster, hence the logo f the Japanese car manufacturer....
