The crescent Moon occulted most of the stars in the Pleiades for North American observers on the morning of July 20, 2025. I had to travel several hours to a point southwest of Richmond, Virginia in order to find clear skies to image the event, and as we can see, the scene I captured revealed the Moon just about to occult the stars Maia and Taygenta on the north side of the famous cluster. 500 mm telephoto view. Unannotated image. |