astro life

One of the rare event occurred this month. The conjunction of planet Venus with the star cluster Pleiades (M45). Taken around 7pm This conjunction event occurs every 8 years.  The transit of Venus to Pleiades .

First astronomical event for this month of April. Conjunction of planets Saturn and Mars. Taken at April 1, 2020, 2am. 

Here are some of my photos of Waxing Crescent Moon before it reaches the First Quarter phase.               One of my goal was to locate the Lunar X. When someone posted about it online, I quickly grabbed my Celestron Travelscope 70 to capture the famous lunar detail, which was already visible before the First Quarter phase. The  Lunar X  (also known as the Werner  X ) is a clair-obscur effect in which light and shadow creates the appearance of a letter ' X ' on the rim of the Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach craters. The  X  is visible only for a few hours before the first quarter, slightly below the  lunar  terminator.