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Moon & Pleiades March 12th

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16 years 2 weeks ago #65134 by Keith g
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Hi All, I've just been outside watching the Moon at 32% sunlit phase skirt over the Pleiades M45 in binoculars. It's a fine sight, although I did try to replicate the scene by taking a long shot to expose the Pleiades, and a short exposure to show detail on the Moon's surface, it did not work out as the sunlit side was just too bright.

However, here is my attempt showing both.
Canon 400D, 300mm lens at f5.6, ISO 100, 5 seconds exposure time.
Keith..

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16 years 2 weeks ago #65137 by Euronymous
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Funny you should post that, I was walking home from Tesco tonight with some beer and I looked up and said wow quite loud, the moon was right on top of the pleiades, wished I had some sort of imaging equipment but alas I'm not at home.

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16 years 2 weeks ago #65140 by fguihen
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thats awsome keith! it got me out of bed to see if i could catch a similar shot but alas clouds have rolled in and im sure the moon is low down now anyway

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16 years 2 weeks ago #65141 by Petermark
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Ethereal and 3D.Excellent.

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16 years 2 weeks ago #65142 by dave_lillis
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Fabulous shot there Keith, very atmospheric, some great subtle colours there.

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16 years 2 weeks ago #65143 by JohnMurphy
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Lovely shot there Keith. Crop it to show just the moon and pleiades and you've got a keeper.

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