Yesterday at 12:52 pm MDT the waxing crescent Moon passed in front of the planet Venus. The event was visible in full daylight. I set up a 360mm f/6 scope on a ZWO AM3 mount and used the go-to function to find the Moon and Venus in the bright blue sky.
| Venus moments before occultation |
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| Occultation begins |
Later that evening the crescent Moon and Venus neatly framed the Beehive Cluster (M44) over Bristol Head:
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| The Moon, M44, and Venus |
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