9 years 7 months ago - 9 years 7 months ago #104008
by flt158
Here is another conjunction that is even easier to observe than Mercury and the Pleiades.
Venus passes less than 1 degree north of double star 118 Tauri on Friday night. The gibbous phase of Venus should be visible also.
118 Tauri is a white -blue double with a separation of 4.7 arc seconds. I split it last night with a mere 40X. A is 5.8, B is 6.7 magnitudes.
Unfortunately I will not see it tonight. I hope somebody in Ireland does.
Clear skies,
Aubrey.
Last edit: 9 years 7 months ago by flt158.
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