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electric_blue68

(20,097 posts) Tue Nov 28, 2023, 02:18 AM Nov 2023

Wow, was I annoyed we had rain - when we could have seen the Pleiades right near the Moon. [View all]

I haven't gone looking for them in decades.

I once saw them looking up from my first floor window - they were just clear of the sixth floor's roof edge!

But now I had a digital camera with a zoom lens! Even a zoom on my smart phone! Bah! : (

Anyone Lucky enough to see them?!

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Wow, was I annoyed we had rain - when we could have seen the Pleiades right near the Moon. [View all] electric_blue68 Nov 2023 OP

Looking for faint nebula near brightest object in night sky not best plan Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2023 #1

It was suggested to try despite the fact of our "big nightlight" Moon nearby anyway :D electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #3

Nope, drizzle and overcast here in West Central Florida. One interesting factoid about Pleiades I have read mitch96 Nov 2023 #2

Aw, too bad for you. And, yeah, that Is interesting. Ty electric_blue68 Nov 2023 #4

I see them most reasonably clear nights in season. But very dimly due to the light pollution where I live. progree Nov 2023 #5