APOD: 2021 April 6 - Mars and the Pleiades Beyond Vinegar Hill

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 entitled "Mars and the Pleiades Beyond Vinegar Hill."

For history buffs the 1798 battle of Vinegar Hill 'was an engagement during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 on 21 June 1798 when over 13,000 British soldiers launched an attack on Vinegar Hill outside Enniscorthy, County Wexford, the largest camp and headquarters of the Wexford United Irishmen .'

Wonderful image of a tree on terra firma at Vinegar Hill, Nova Scotia. with snow falling and Mars and Pleiades. The heavens declare the glory and this lone tree also declares the glory of God for those of us with eyes to see.

Image:
1. Mars and the Pleiades Beyond Vinegar Hill - Image Credit & Copyright - Kristine Richer
2. June 21, 1798 Defeat of the Irish at Vinegar Hill
3. On 21 June 1798, a force of 15,000 British soldiers attacked the base of the Wexford United Irish rebels at Vinegar Hill. Though the rebels' defeat did not end the rebellion, it certainly weakened the rebellion and foreshadowed its ultimate demise.

APOD background
"Explanation: Is this just a lonely tree on an empty hill? To start, perhaps, but look beyond. There, a busy universe may wait to be discovered. First, physically, to the left of the tree, is the planet Mars. The red planet, which is the new home to NASA's Perseverance rover, remains visible this month at sunset above the western horizon. To the tree's right is the Pleiades, a bright cluster of stars dominated by several bright blue stars. The featured picture is a composite of several separate foreground and background images taken within a few hours of each other, early last month, from the same location on Vinegar Hill in Milford, Nova Scotia, Canada. At that time, Mars was passing slowly, night after night, nearly in front of the distant Seven Sisters star cluster. The next time Mars will pass angularly as close to the Pleiades as it did in March will be in 2038."

1798 - The Battle of Vinegar Hill.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1imOMWBX1rU

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Wow! Magnificent Maj William W. 'Bill' Price! What a way to start the day!!!!!

Good "Tuesday" Morning my good friend and Astronomy Enthusiast Maj William W. 'Bill' Price - thanks for sharing hte APOD Titled: "Mars and the Pleiades Beyond Vinegar Hill." Have a wonderful day Bill!