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In this morning's predawn hours in the constellation Taurus 2 planetary objects (the Moon and Mars), 2 open clusters (NGC 1746 and NGC 1647), and 2 bracketing bright stars (El Nath and Aldebaran) all lay along a line that to the naked eye was nearly parallel to the eastern horizon (at latitude 37° N). All these plus 4 more open clusters were visible through 7x35 binoculars.
I also marked 2 nebulae. M1, the supernova remnant, actually appears in the photo as a small blob. IC 2087 is a tiny reflection nebula nestled inside the large network of Taurus' dark nebulae; it's not visible in the photo but looks like an interesting target for a scope when there's no Moon around.
Photo data:
Panasonic GX8, Lumix 35-100mm lens @ 41mm, iOptron SkyTracker Pro
... 32 x (f/4.5, 25 sec, ISO 800) = 13 min 20 sec (Moon at f/4.5, 1/125, ISO 200)
... N up W right, FOV ~ 24° x 18°
... stacked in DSS, processed in PSP X2
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