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8 years 10 months ago - 8 years 10 months ago #104008 by flt158
Venus + 118 Tauri was created by flt158
Here is another conjunction that is even easier to observe than Mercury and the Pleiades.

Venus passes less than 1 degree north of double star 118 Tauri on Friday night. The gibbous phase of Venus should be visible also.

118 Tauri is a white -blue double with a separation of 4.7 arc seconds. I split it last night with a mere 40X. A is 5.8, B is 6.7 magnitudes.

Unfortunately I will not see it tonight. I hope somebody in Ireland does.

Clear skies,
Aubrey.
Last edit: 8 years 10 months ago by flt158.
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