Walinski+Jelieta_M45(Pleiades)_NASAApod

Description:

From the heart of Desert Bloom Observatory, the night unveiled the ethereal dance of the Pleiades (M45)—a cluster of radiant sisters bound by gravity and myth. Draped in silken blue veils of cosmic dust, these stars shimmer across the constellation Taurus, about 444 light-years from Earth. Their reflection nebulae are illuminated by scattered starlight across interstellar dust—an elegant harmony between myth, matter, and light.

 

Astro Imaging Details:

Telescope: Celestron Nexstar Evo 9.25 (235mm f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain)

Camera: ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ-6R Pro Computerized Equatorial Mount S303000

Guide Scope: ZWO 30F4 Miniscope

Guide Camera: ZWO ASI462MC Planetary Camera

Optics: Starizona HyperStar 4 HS4-C9.25 (White 10014)

Finder: Starizona Telrad Reflex Sight Finder

Focuser: ZWO Electronic Automatic Focuser EAF-5V

Controller: ZWO ASIAir Plus WiFi Camera Controller

Filter: Optolong L-Pro 2” Multiband Pass Filter

Accessories: Astrozap Dew Heater, Celestron Dew Shield

Additional: Samsung Cellular Phone, Memory Card

 

Exposure & Processing:

Exposure: 600 seconds × 186 frames

Stacked in DeepSkyStacker

Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop

All data were acquired and processed by me at Desert Bloom Observatory. I sincerely hope this image reflects the quiet beauty and timeless mystery of the Pleiades star cluster.

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