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#Repost @astrofellow ・・・ 2019-10-04 Pleiades (M45) — Equipment I used: Nikon D7100 WO Z61 iO SkyGuider Pro — Blue & Gold! I’d like you all to meet The Seven Sisters, an open star cluster containing B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. My personal favorite open cluster. I really wanted to shoot the Pleiades and couldn’t wait until they were in the sky earlier in the night, so I shot this on a night where they would be high enough starting at 22:30; it turned out to be a pretty late night. It was also the night before my birthday, so I spent the early morning of my birthday accompanied by The Seven Sisters; Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Alcyone. Along with their parents, Atlas and Pleione. Enjoy! — A little about this object: The Pleiades were formed within the last 100 million years. They’re about 444 light-years away from us. Around the brightest of the stars, you see the reflection nebulae; clouds of interstellar dust which reflect the light of nearby stars. There are two theories about the nebulae; that it could be leftover material from the formation of the cluster, or that it could be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium through which the stars are currently passing. There is an origin of the name Pleiades, as well as some very interesting folklore and mythology. Look into it! Also, astronomers estimate that the cluster will survive for about another 250 million years, after which it will disperse due to gravitational interactions with its galactic neighborhood. — Clear skies, — M. Norcia 103 light frames x 60-seconds @ ISO 800 20 dark frames 20 flat frames — @williamoptics @highpointscientific @astrobackyard @ioptron_telescopes #pleiades #stars #astrophotography #space #astronomy #nightskyphotography #telescopes #nightsky #starrynight #universetoday #explore #naturephotography #nikon #stargazing #starrysky #nightphotography #taurus #universe #telescope #nebula #m45 #nature https://www.instagram.com/p/B3dbq6Ph3Yb/?igshid=1h9f3ylzceafj
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Seagull Nebula - This portrait of the cosmic bird covers a 1.6 degree wide swath across the plane of the Milky Way, near the direction of Sirius, alpha star of the constellation Canis Major. Dominated by the reddish glow of atomic hydrogen, the complex of gas and dust clouds with bright young stars spans over 100 light-years at an estimated 3,800 light-year distance.
Lower’s Nebula - The HII region Sh 2-261 is often called Lower’s nebula because it appears on a photographic plate taken by the father-and-son team of Harold and Charles Lower in 1939. The Lowers were amateur astronomers, accomplished telescope makers and pioneering astrophotographers from San Diego, California.This is one of the faintest and most difficult objects I’ve shot so far. It’s a very dim, deep red, characteristic of hydrogen alpha light. I do love that colour very much though and it was a fun challenge to shoot and process. Taken last night at Mount Burnett Observatory.Camera: Canon 5D3 Telescope: 8“ f4 Newtonian Mount: NEQ6
Exposure: 21x 5mins, 1:45mins total Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom
Cat’s Paw Nebula - At 5,500 light years distance in the constellation of Scorpius, the Cat’s Paw Nebula is an emission nebula containing a star forming region with many massive, young stars within.
As usual, winter has been challenging to try and take night sky photos! Not only has it been very cloudy, but there have been a lot of windy nights, as was the case on this night. As such, the stars aren’t quite as tight and round as I’d like, but I’m still satisfied with how this photo came out. For now! I’ll hopefully try it again in the future after I’ve further improved my skills and equipment.
Trifid Nebula - After a three month break due to bad weather, illness and injury, it was great to get under the stars again last night! This time I tried one of the most popular winter winter targets: Messier 20, the Trifid Nebula. This emission/reflection nebula pair sits in Sagittarius towards the Milky Way core at a distance of 5200 light years.Telescope: 8“ f4 Newtonian Camera: ZWO ASI1600-MCC Mount: NEQ6
40x5min - 3:20hrs total exposure Processed in Pixinsight and Lightroom