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Credit & Copyright: Anna Morris
Explanation:
A young crescent Moon shares the western
sky with
sister
stars of the Pleiades cluster in this
pretty,
evening skyscape
recorded on the March equinox from
San Antonio, Texas.
In the processed digital image, multiple exposures of the
celestial scene were combined to
show details of the bright lunar surface along with the Pleiades
stars.
Astronomical images of the
well-known Pleiades
often show the cluster's alluring blue reflection nebulae, but they
are washed-out here in the bright moonlight.
Still, during this particular night, skygazers in South and Central America
could even watch the 5 day old Moon occult or pass in front of
some of the brighter
Pleiades stars.
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Publications with keywords: pleiades - occultation - Moon
Publications with words: pleiades - occultation - Moon
See also:
- APOD: 2025 August 25 Á The Meteor and the Star Cluster
- APOD: 2025 August 23 Á Fishing for the Moon
- APOD: 2025 July 20 Á Lunar Nearside
- APOD: 2025 July 8 Á The Pleiades in Red and Blue
- APOD: 2025 June 28 Á Lunar Farside
- APOD: 2025 June 20 Á Major Lunar Standstill 2024 2025
- APOD: 2025 June 18 Á Space Station Silhouette on the Moon