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Great northern lights display viewed from the Angel Rocks trail in the Chena River State Recreation Area, Alaska.
My latest attempt at capturing Pleiades. I'm happy with the gaseous qualities and color.
Dwarf III. 261 15-second exposures. Mosaic mode.
Target:M45 Pleiades open star cluster and reflection nebula, Taurus, 444 light years away.
Location:5-1-22 St Helens, UK, Bortle 7, No moon.
Acquisition:97x 60s Red, 83x 60s Green, 50x 60s Blue, 40x Darks, 30x each filter Flats and Dark Flats, Total integration 3.8 hours.
Equipment:Skywatcher Esprit 100ED, EQ6Rpro, Zwo ASI1600MMpro, EFWmini, RGB filters.
Guiding:Skywatcher 9x50 finder with ZWO ASI1200MM.
Software:NINA, PHD2, EQMOD.
Processing:Affinity Photo, Siril, StarXTerminator, Topaz DeNoise.
The planet Venus wondered into the open star cluster of Pleiades last night. Pleiades is also known as the Seven Sisters. There was too much moon last night to see the clouds of dust and gas that surround the stars in the cluster. Adding to the challenge is the huge difference in brightness between Venus and the stars. My image was photobombed by a passing satellite (NOSS 3-7 r), which adds a little interest
Sony A7S, Canon 400mm f/5.6, f/8, 8s, ISO3200. Single exposure
I drove out to just east of Slesse Creek early this morning hoping for a good sunrise but at 07:15, I was met with this. From left to right, the Pleiades, and the northern bases of Larrabee and the American Border Peak. Nicely moody?
The picture was taken over looking part of the DND shooting range. Behind the fence of course. :-)
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Messier 45 - Pleiades
Budget equipement was used! :)
Picture was made with:
Canon EOS 200D
Canon 55-250mm IS STM
Star Adventurer Pro (NO guiding, only Polar Aligned)
Picture is a stack of 30 Lights, 25 Darks and 50 Flats.
Stacked in Sequator, and edited in Photoshop 2020. :)
(90s exposures, f/5.6, ISO-800, 250mm)
Second of two shtos from this night. This night was unfortunately slightly less transparent than the other night I was out (at least in this part of the sky), but still had ok seeing. At 340 mm, I was only able to manage 60 second exposures with reasonable reliability given the tracking accuracy I was dealing with. 19 of the 30 exposures I took proved usable, and I more or less got the shot I wanted out of it, given the alotted time. Nikon Z6III settings: 340 mm, f/5.0, 60 s, ISO 3200. Stacked with DeepSkyStacker.
The Pleiades is a an open star cluster approx 444 light years away and is located in the constellation Taurus . It is one of the brightest star cluster in the sky, easily visible even in some moderate light polluted areas. After sunset just look towards the east and you can see this beautiful star cluster.
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Camera: @zwoasi 2600mc pro
Telescope: @teleskop_service 90mm F6 CF APO
Mount: @skywatcherusa EQ6R Pro
-combined exposure of 300s and 120 seconds.
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20x180 sec, Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 @500mm, ZWO ASI294MC Pro, iOptron CEM25P, Astro Pixel Processor, Lightroom.
Not a new target, but always a pretty one and challenging one with so many subtle wisps of cosmic dust.
The Pleiades (Messier 45) is an open star cluster containing young (around 100 million years old) B-type stars in the northwest area of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the nearest Messier object to Earth.
The Pleiades contains multiple reflection nebulae — dust that is illuminated by the hot blue stars. This dust cloud was once thought to be leftover material from the cluster's formation but is now believed to be an unrelated dust cloud through which the stars are currently passing.
Charles Messier was an avid comet hunter and compiled a catalog of deep-sky objects to help prevent other comet enthusiasts from wasting their time studying objects that were not comets. Messier published his catalog of comet-like objects in 1771, and the inclusion of the Pleiades has been noted as curious, as most of Messier's objects were much fainter and more easily confused with comets. One possible explanation is that Messier simply wanted to have a larger catalog than his scientific rival Lacaille, whose 1755 catalog contained 42 objects. Messier's original catalog contained 41 objects, so he added some bright, well-known objects to boost the number on his list to 45. In later years, with the help of his friend and colleague Pierre Méchain, the list of entries was increased to 103. The current Messier list stands at 110 entries.
Data for the attached image was shot through red, green and blue filters using a monochrome camera. Total exposure times were blue - 14 hr, green - 9 hr, and red - 9 hr.
In astronomy, the Pleiades or Seven Sisters (Messier object 45 or M45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. The name Pleiades comes from Greek mythology; the celestial entity has several meanings in different cultures and traditions. (from wikipedia)
Pleiades
Nikon D5300 unmodded, uncooled
AT65EDQ
CG5 ASGT
guided
21@180 seconds ISO 400
no flats
no darks
100 BIAS
Pixinsight and PS/ACR
I’d starting the evening with my planetary scope but seeing was very poor so I swapped over to my 480mm f/6 refractor instead.
I should have guessed seeing was poor as a lot of airliners were flying overhead during the day - usually a sign that they are chasing a tailwind from the turbulent jet stream.
I had hoped to get quite a few hours of data but only got 41 x 2 minutes. Once I had done my polar alignment and basic focus at Park, I was able to run the whole session indoors from my IPad including plate solving GOTO and automatic multi star FWHM focusing.
I reduced my exposure time down to 2 minutes and gain to 0 as it’s difficult to accommodate both the bright stars and faint nebulosity of the Pleiades.
Technical Card:
480/80mm f/6 Altair Starwave triplet refractor.
Altair Planostar 1.0 x FF with 2 inch IDAS LPS P3 filter
ZWO ASI2600MC; 41 x 2 minute subs, Gain 0, Offset 50, Temp = -10c.
EQ6 pro mount with Rowan belt drives. EQMOD control. Primalucelab Sesto Senso electronic focuser.
Session control; SharpCap 4.0 on laptop with WiFi link to IPad.
50 dark frames
50 flat frames (electroluminescent panel, 1 second exposure @ 0 gain).
Post processed in PixInsight 1.8.9.
Local parameters:
Temp: 0.3c
Humidity: 99%
Dew point: 0.2c
Light Pollution and Weather:
SQM (L) at end of session = 20.2 mag/arcsec2.
Session ended by cloud, all subs good.
Polar Alignment:
QHY Polemaster alignment -
Error measured by PHD2= 0.2 arc minute.
RA drift + 1.21 arcsec/min
Dec drift + 0.04 arcsec/min
Guiding:
PHD2 guiding with ZWO ASI290mm/Altair Starwave 206/50mm guider.
RA RMS error 0.62 arcsec
Dec RMS error 0.59 arcsec
Astrometry:
Center: RA: 3 47 16.236 Dec: +24 06 15.58
Size: 2d 23' 52.7" x 1d 44' 6.8"
Image scale: 1.612 arcsec/pixel
Focal distance: 481.09mm
Pixel Size 3.76 microm
Try to catch the 2020 Perseids and get some more on the picture.
You can see a part of the Milkyway, the Andromeda galaxy, the Pleiades and the rising moon.
The light on the left of the picture at the horizon is the lighthouse of the island Greifswalder Oie.
The Pleiades, also known as M45, the Seven Sisters, Seven Stars, SED, Matariki, Subaru, or Bitang Skora, is an open cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters, and is certainly the most obvious to the naked eye, looking like a mini version of "The Plough". In western culture, the nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygete, Celaeno and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione.
The cluster is dominated by hot blue stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Dust that forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars was thought at first to be left over from the formation of the cluster, but is now known to be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium that the stars are currently passing through. It is estimated that the cluster will survive for about another 250 million years, after which it will disperse due to gravitational interactions with its galactic neighborhood. Research results, based on mid- and far- infrared observations made with the Gemini 8-meter Frederick C. Gillett Telescope at Gemini North and the space-based infrared observatories Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) and NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, suggest that rocky terrestrial planets, perhaps like Earth, Mars or Venus, appear to be forming or to have recently formed within this star cluster, the result of "monster collisions" of planets or planetary embryos.
A Stack of 300 x 60 Second exposures at ISO 1600, using a Canon 350D c/w Baader UHC-S Filter and a Megrex 90 at Prime Focus, piggybacked on a CGE11. Images captured on the evenings of the 27th and 28th December, 2008 from Cherrymount, Waterford, Ireland
This is a pretty hefty crop of a much wider image. Shot using a Canon 7D MK II (stock) and a 70-200 2.8 IS II at F3.2
This is only 3 hours 14 minutes (80 and 60 second subs) under Borlte 5 skies.
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Equipment / Software:
Camera - Canon 7D MK II
Lens - Canon 70-200 2.8 IS II
Mount - Sky Watcher Star Adventurer
W&W dew heater
No filters
Stacked in DSS
Processed in Siril and Photoshop
The Pleiades are an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the star clusters nearest Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.
Date and location : 29-12-2019, Champ du Feu, France
Integration : 3h30 (180" and 120" subs) with Darks, Flats and Bias frames
Mount : Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro GoTo
Scope : Sky-Watcher Evostar 72ED with OVL Field Flattener
Autoguiding : ZWO ASI 120MM-Mini + 60/280 Guidescope
Camera : Nikon D3300 Astrodon
Filter : Explore Scientific 2" CLS
Software : Kstars, Ekos, PixInsight, Lightroom, Photoshop
While on a recent work trip for the ATLAS telescope, I shot this image from the summit of Haleakala. Pleiades and the California Nebula, together with some really beautiful dust (my favourite). Notice the left hand side of the frame. It appears the sensor plane is misaligned with the optical axis? With my other recent upload the same thing can be observed, both taken with the same setup.
Canon 6D
EF 50mm f/1.2 L
Orion Sirius EQ
iso800, f/2.8
6x300s
PixInsight
Also known as The Seven Sisters, M45 is an open cluster about 444 ly from earth in the constellation Taurus. Light from the hot blue stars is reflected by interstellar dust.
Rio Rancho NM Bortle 5 zone -- from my balcony
October 11 2021
William Optics Redcat 51
ZWO 183mc pro
ZWO 30mm f/4 mini guide scope and ZWO 120 Mini
Optolong L-Pro filter
ZWO ASI Air Pro
Sky-Watcher HEQ5
112 X 300s lights (9 hr 20 min) ; with darks and bias
Gain 111 at -10C
Processed in DSS and PS
The Pleiades in Greek mythology where 7 nymphs, the daughters of Titan and the Oceanid Pleione, renowned for their beauty. As a result they were relentlessly pursued by the hunter, Orion. To keep them safe Zeus first transformed them into doves, and eventually into stars, forever out of reach of Orion.
Instrument: Vaonis Vespera Pro
Exposure 3051 x 10 seconds
Gain: 20 dB
Filter: CLS
Sky: Bortle 5
Postprocessing: GraXpert, Siril, Lightroom, and Photoshop
The Hyades and Pleiades clusters, shot from Burwash common, East Sussex on the 25th December 2019.
10 minute exposure (20 x 30 seconds) using a Canon EOS 6D camera and Vixen Polarie star tracker.
My first attempt at this DSO. The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology. The cluster contains hundreds of stars, of which only a handfull are commonly visible to the unaided eye. The stars in the Pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun, and they lie some 425 light years away in the constellation of Taurus.
WO GT81
WO Flat 6AIII
ASI2600MC Pro
ASI Air Pro
HEQ 5 Pro
Optolong L-Pro filter
97 x 180s lights, 40 flats, 80 bias
Gain 100, 0DegC
Date: 2019-09-29
Location: Podgarić, Croatia
Camera: Canon 500D MOD
Lens: Canon 70-200+ext x1.4@280mm
Mount: SW EQ3
Guiding: ASI120MMs
Exp: 35x180s
Night of January 18th, 2025.
Pleiades is one of the most beautiful sight in the night sky. When looked at through a telescope or binoculars it shimmies and glistens like a Christmas tree ornament. Photos can only hint at that.
50 minutes and 30 seconds exposure
Seestar S50
Happy New Year to you all !
Messier 45, also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, is a bright open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus. The Pleiades cluster lies at an average distance of 444 light years from Earth.
M45 contains a number of hot, blue, extremely luminous stars and is one of the nearest star clusters to Earth. It is the easiest object of its kind to see without binoculars.
M45 has a core radius of 8 light years and its tidal radius extends to about 43 light years. The total mass of M45 is estimated at about 800 solar masses.
At the end of October, I had 2 almost clear nights, and decided to spend it on the Pleiades, as last year the weather didn't allow it.
I was really not happy with framing from the first night (some "recentering" issues after the Meridian Flip), so I took the right panel during the second night. A bit overkilled I know :p
I had to drop a lot of my subs (+/- 50%) due to clouds, so the Exposure Time is not as I wanted.
Best Wishes & Clear Skies :)
A clear view of the night sky over nothern Jalisco, Mexico, captured during a clear night. This shot features the Taurus constellation, including the Pleiades, and a meteor.
Canon EOS 90D + EF-S 24 mm f/2.8 STM + K&F Concept tripod. Postprocessed in Darktable.
The temple rested on a 30.31 x 14.03 m stylobate, with 6 columns on the short sides and 13 on the long ones. In the background, the island of Lesbos is visible.
Here's an image I've built from data I've acquired of this area over the years.
Visible naked eye even from light-polluted cities, the Pleiades is the brightest and most popular object in the constellation Taurus. Here, we manage to see, not just the "seven sisters" but also a huge and intricate web of interstellar clouds known as the Taurus Molecular Cloud. This is where stars are born. Within the TMC lays in fact the nearest large star formation region to us.
Starting in 2010, I've photographed the area around Pleiades all the way to the California nebula, then to the Hyades, then down into the TMC and last year I've got it in a field that reached all the way to Simeis 147 and the Flame Star nebulae. Still, I've always wanted to do a very wide field where the Pleiades were still the one and only main subject. At least for now, I think this is it! I hope you like it. Shares welcome, as always, thanks!!
Planet Venus visiting the Pleiades cluster.
Shot from London on the 3rd April 2020.
Canon EOS 6D & 300mm telephoto lens with 2x converter
La otra noche salí a hacer foto nocturna con unos amigos. Algo de Lightpainting, pero también algo de cielo profundo. Era la primera vez que usaba un telescopio refractor Skywatcher ed80 de 600mm f7,2. Pude disparar a Pleiades. Son 24 fotos de 10 segundos a ISO 6400 con la A7R fullspectrum, apiladas con SIRIL. Espero que os guste.
The other night I went out to shot night photos with some friends. Some Lightpainting, but also some deep sky pictures. It was the first time I used a Skywatcher ed80 600mm f7.2 refractior telescope. I was able to shoot Pleiades. This is a 24 photos stacked using SIRIL, each one of 10 seconds at ISO 6400 with my A7R fullspectrum. I hope you like it.
The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, is a conspicuous object in the night sky with a prominent place in ancient mythology. The cluster contains hundreds of stars, of which only a handfull are commonly visible to the unaided eye. The stars in the Pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun, and they lie some 425 light years away in the constellation of Taurus.
WO GT81
WO Flat 6AIII
ASI2600MC Pro
ASI Air Pro
ZWO EAF
HEQ 5 Pro
Optolong L-Pro filter
98 x 300s lights, 40 darks, 50 flats, 50 dark flats
Gain 100, -10DegC
The Pleiades are a group of more than 800 stars located about 410 light-years from Earth in the constellation Taurus. Most skywatchers are familiar with the assembly, which looks something like a smaller, hazier version of the Big Dipper in the night sky. Also known as the "Seven Sisters" and Messier 45, the object derives its English name from Greek legend. The Pleiades are the seven daughters of the Titan god Atlas and the ocean nymph Pleione. During an ancient war, Atlas rebelled against Zeus, the king of the gods, who sentenced his foe to forever hold up the heavens on his shoulders. The sisters were so sad that Zeus allowed them a place in the sky in order to be close to their father. The Pleiades are an example of an open star cluster — a group of stars that were all born around the same time from a gigantic cloud of gas and dust. The brightest stars in the formation glow a hot blue and formed within the last 100 million years. They are extremely luminous and will burn out quickly, with life spans of only a few hundred million years, much shorter than the billions of years our sun will enjoy.