Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Perseus (Per)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  California Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  IC 360  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  NGC 1499  ·  Part of the constellation Perseus (Per)  ·  The star Algol (βPer)  ·  The star Atik (ζPer)  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star εPer  ·  The star ηTau  ·  The star νPer  ·  The star ξPer  ·  The star οPer
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Mars, M45, and California Nebula, Martin Lysomirski
Mars, M45, and California Nebula
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Mars, M45, and California Nebula

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Mars, M45, and California Nebula, Martin Lysomirski
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Mars, M45, and California Nebula

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Hello friends !! First clear and cool night without the moon last night. Decided to go for some wide shots. I set up my little SkyWatcher Adventurer Pro tracker, and my astro modified Sony A6000 camera. The target, was Mars right next to the Pleiades cluster (M45), and further north, the large California Nebula. To my surprise, I captured a ton of dark nebulosity as well. No filter at all. ISO 800, 61x1minutes. I used my favorite, old Japanese Yashinon DS-M 50mm f1.4, stopped down to f4. So essentially a 75mm effective focal length on my APS-C camera. Enjoy !!!!

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Mars, M45, and California Nebula, Martin Lysomirski