Pleiades Open Cluster
Taken by Kevin R. Witman on December 28, 2016 @
Cochranville, Pennsylvania, USA
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Date Taken: 2016:12:29 21:45:43
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Always a showpiece for the eye, this open cluster has to be one of the most photogenic celestial objects in the heavens. I never realized that there was so much detail in the vivid blue reflection nebula from an unrelated interstellar gas cloud passing near the cluster. I used a Stellarvue 102ED refractor and a modified Canon XS DSLR. The 47 x 5minute stack was acquired over two consecutive evenings with each night having their own calibration frames. The stack was processed using ImagesPlus and PS5.
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