Night Sky Photography -- 10-09/10-2025 -- Luna Occults The Seven Sisters In The Eastern Sky

Greetings fellow stargazers! 

On the evening of Thursday, October 9th, the waning gibbous moon occulted (passed in front of) the Pleiades Star Clusters, also known as the "Seven Sisters" cluster just before midnight. 

In my first shot I was able to capture a really good shot between the trees of the eastern sky with the brightest nearby stars of the three closest constellations: Taurus, Aquila, and Perseus. I also labeled the approximate location of the planet Uranus, which is currently close to the Pleiades as viewed from Earth, but unfortunately too far away to see with the naked eye.

My second shot is the close-up of our lovely Luna occulting the brightest stars of the miniature dipper that makes up the Pleiades. I was able to capture the remaining "Seven Sisters" well despite the bright moon glare.

My final photo was taken over an hour later in the early hours of Friday, October 10th showing Luna and all of the Pleiades very close together once the Moon moved away in its orbit going eastward.

Overall I believe all of the photos came out very well. Let me know what y'all think in the comments below, and as always have a wonderful evening.