Moon Visits Sister Stars

Now and all any other time, the Moon visits the Pleiades. Technically, this formula that the orbit of our Moon takes it straight in front of the infamous Pleiades celebrity cluster, which is much within the distance. The technical timeframe for the event is an occultation, and the Moon is infamous for its rare occultations of all planets and several other illustrious inviting stars. The Moon’s tilted and precessing orbit makes its occultations of the Seven Sisters celebrity cluster bunchy, with the sizzling epoch starting in 2023 continuing monthly unless 2029. After that, though, the next occultation may perhaps perhaps possibly furthermore merely now not occur unless 2042. Taken from Cantabria, Spain on April 1, the featured image is a composite where old exposures of the Pleiades from the similar digicam and placement had been digitally added to the closing image to raise up the celebrity cluster’s iconic blue glow. Jigsaw Peril: Astronomy Puzzle of the Day