Use your scope on Venus and be surprised by its thin crescent! If you have thin clouds like I have right now, it's even better because they act as a neutral density filter so you can see detail better instead of being blinded by the light.

Thanks for making sure people don't miss this spectacle, Richard!

Diane Yorgason-Quinn
Gig Harbor, WA
Avosetta at hotmail.com

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From: Tweeters <tweeters-bounces at mailman11.u.washington.edu> on behalf of Richard Walker <RichardAWalker at outlook.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2020 8:28 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Tweeters] Not Birding related, But..

Hi Tweeters,
I imagine most everyone who reads this has binoculars.
If so, and it is even a bit clear where you are tonight (Thursday) or Friday after dark,
take your binoculars out and look to the west. The very bright "star" there is actually the planet Venus.
Thursday, the group of stars you see right above Venus is called The Pleiades, or The Seven Sisters.
This is an open star cluster, meaning only loosely held by their mutual gravity.
It is visible to the naked eye, but binoculars make it so much better.
Friday night, Venus will be right among them.
Also, if you have a Subaru, look at the emblem on the front. Subaru is the Japanese name for this cluster.
Now back to your regularly scheduled birding.
Richard Walker
Olympia, WA




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