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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-2-858434232 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii (9:40 p.m.) I've just come in from taking a few photos of Venus in the = Pleiades and will post a result of two later after I have a look at what = I got. But if you haven't had a look yet, it is certainly worth putting = on a warm coat, grab the binoculard and focus them on that very bright = planet (Venus) in the west. It a rare and striking view (good for = another hour yet). Without biniculars the bright moonlight and the = brilliance of Venus will wash out the Pleiades in a naked-eye view. Also Mars (left and Spica (right) are paired just above the Moon; worth = a look too. Sherman On Apr 3, 2012, at 8:31 PM, Sherman Williams wrote: > Venus is located very close to the Pleiades star cluster (M45) right = now. It is a rather nice binocular view. One of those must see views. = It should be good for the next couple of hours, depending on your = western horizon. Mine is totally clear in Avonport. >=20 > Sherman >=20 >=20 --Apple-Mail-2-858434232 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; = "><br><div> <span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; = color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; = font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; = line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: = 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; = text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: = Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; = letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: = -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div = style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>(9:40 p.m.) I've just = come in from taking a few photos of Venus in the Pleiades and will post = a result of two later after I have a look at what I got. But if = you haven't had a look yet, it is certainly worth putting on a warm = coat, grab the binoculard and focus them on that very bright planet = (Venus) in the west. It a rare and striking view (good for another hour = yet). Without biniculars the bright moonlight and the brilliance = of Venus will wash out the Pleiades in a naked-eye = view.</div></div></div></span><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span></span></div><div>Also = Mars (left and Spica (right) are paired just above the Moon; worth a = look too.</div><div><br = class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Sherman</div> <br><div><div>On Apr 3, 2012, at 8:31 PM, Sherman Williams = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><div>Venus is located very close to the Pleiades star = cluster (M45) right now. It is a rather nice binocular view. One = of those must see views. It should be good for the next couple of hours, = depending on your western horizon. Mine is totally clear in = Avonport.<br><br>Sherman<br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></= html>= --Apple-Mail-2-858434232--
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