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Astrophoto: Mars and Pleiades, M45 – 01/23

Post author By Thomas Hanrath
Post date 14. January 2023
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Mars and Pleiades - M45 - on 1/11/2023 - shot with a legacy lens Olympus Zuiko Auto-T MC 2.8 135mm at 5.6.

Mars and Pleiades on one Astrophoto, i had it in my mind for some time now. Weather was a mess, but it worked.

Tags M45, Mars, Pleiades

Open Cluster Reflection Nebula

The Pleiades – Messier 45

Astronomy The Pleiades are an open cluster in the constellation Taurus. The Pleiades are also known as the “Seven Sisters”. The Pleiades are not registered in the “New Global Catalog” and therefore they do not have a NGC number. But some of the reflection nebula inside the Pleiades are registered there. The Pleiades are a […]

Astronomy Astrophotography Clear Skies Deep Sky Object Milky Way Open Cluster Reflection Nebula Space

Astrophoto: Pleiades – Clear Skies 6+7

Post author By Thomas Hanrath
Post date 3. March 2021
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Clear Skies 6, 7 and a little bit of the 5th. This photo is the result of 5 hours exposure time collected on 3 evenings. A 4th evening was senseless due to some Sahara dust in Europe.

Tags M45, Maia Nebula, Merope Nebula, Messier 45, NGC 1432, NGC 1435, Pleiades

Astronomy Astrophotography Clear Skies Deep Sky Object Milky Way Space

Deep Sky learningcurve – Orion Nebula and Pleiades – Clear Sky 1

Post author By Thomas Hanrath
Post date 15. February 2021
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M42 - Orion Nebula — The 1st of two objects i saw on my 1st evening with my new telescope Vixen ed80sf on a HEQ-5 Pro.

An evening in february in 2021. The first evening under clear skies with my new telescope. The first time hunting for deep sky objects.
The very first photo with an deep sky object was the Orion Nebula. It felt lika a miracle.