Moon, Pleiades and Venus over Brisbane city
Hi all,
As others have shown, there was a spectacular occultation of the Pleiades by the Moon this evening. I chose a location on a hill directly east of the CBD, hoping to catch the action over the city, and it paid off! I was expecting it to be quite difficult to capture, given the difference in brightness between the sunlit portions of the Moon and the stars, plus the bright twilight. Happily, however, everything worked out nicely, and I'm quite happy with the results.
All images taken with a tripod-mounted dSLR and 70-300mm lens. I think the last one is my favourite!
Thanks for looking!
Cheers,
Stephen
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