Mars visits the Pleiades Star Cluster
On Monday, April 1st, I photographed the planet Mars as it sat next to the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus.
Over the next few days, Mars will appear to travel farther and farther away from the Pleiades.
The actual distances between these objects is vast, but the "dance" of the planets across our sky has always fascinated me.
The photo is 31 x 60-seconds using a Canon 7D with a 24-105mm lens.
Shot at F/4 and ISO 400.
The camera tracked the apparent movement of the sky on an iOptron SkyTracker Pro camera mount.
VIDEO: youtu.be/B5BDkEdFnL8
Mars visits the Pleiades Star Cluster
On Monday, April 1st, I photographed the planet Mars as it sat next to the Pleiades star cluster in Taurus.
Over the next few days, Mars will appear to travel farther and farther away from the Pleiades.
The actual distances between these objects is vast, but the "dance" of the planets across our sky has always fascinated me.
The photo is 31 x 60-seconds using a Canon 7D with a 24-105mm lens.
Shot at F/4 and ISO 400.
The camera tracked the apparent movement of the sky on an iOptron SkyTracker Pro camera mount.
VIDEO: youtu.be/B5BDkEdFnL8