Sunday, April 12, 2015

Venus and the Pleiades 4/11/15


  Saturday night and for the next few nights, Venus (the brightest planet) is passing a couple of degrees from  the Pleiades star cluster.  I drove out to the Lake Michigan shore and took a few photos yesterday.   In a couple of photos a satellite was clearly visible.  I was able to ID it with Starry Night computer software.


  Below is a link to more info about the Flock 1B satellite

Close up of Venus and star cluster