Venus and the Pleiades

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Venus and the Pleiades

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If you fancy a look, Venus is in a fairly close conjunction with the Pleiades over the next couple of nights.

Use binoculars for an even better view.

Screenshot 2023-04-11 082153.png

Also, Subaru is the Japanese word for the Pleiades, so Subaru cars have an image of the Pleiades as a badge.

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Graeme wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 07:38
...Subaru is the Japanese word for the Pleiades, so Subaru cars have an image of the Pleiades as a badge...
Well, I never knew that!

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PS nice photo

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Just thought I would throw that in at the end!

PS nice photo
And I annotated it too!
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stuck wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 09:06
Graeme wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 07:38
...Subaru is the Japanese word for the Pleiades, so Subaru cars have an image of the Pleiades as a badge...
Well, I never knew that!

Ken
PS nice photo
Well, that little gem certainly justified the annual cost of my lounge subscription. My across-the-street neighbor owns a Subaru. I can now casually drop that little tidbit into our next conversation. Keep up the good work, Graeme! πŸ‘πŸ»
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PaulB wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 13:10
Well, that little gem certainly justified the annual cost of my lounge subscription. My across-the-street neighbor owns a Subaru. I can now casually drop that little tidbit into our next conversation. Keep up the good work, Graeme! πŸ‘πŸ»

πŸ‘πŸ»

And I didn't know you could do a thumbs up, so cheers for that!
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Graeme wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 13:48
And I didn't know you could do a thumbs up, so cheers for that!
There is an 'official' Lounge smilie for a thumbsup:
:thumbsup:

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Thanks for that, Graeme.

I used to own a Subaru and wondered what the galactic images meant. :thumbup:
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stuck wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 18:08
Graeme wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 13:48
And I didn't know you could do a thumbs up, so cheers for that!
There is an 'official' Lounge smilie for a thumbsup:
:thumbsup:

Ken

I looked but couldn't find one!

This will do though, πŸ‘πŸ» :thumbup:
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BobH wrote: ↑
11 Apr 2023, 18:57
Thanks for that, Graeme.

I used to own a Subaru and wondered what the galactic images meant. :thumbup:

And if your SW to West sky is clear tonight the real thing will be close to Venus!
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