Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Part of the constellation Taurus (Tau)  ·  The star 75Tau  ·  The star 80Tau  ·  The star 81Tau  ·  The star Aldebaran (αTau)  ·  The star θ1Tau  ·  The star θ2Tau
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Aldebaran and Friends, greenbbs
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Aldebaran and Friends

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Aldebaran and Friends

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The Hyades (Or Aldebaran and company)

This is part of the constellation Taurus. The Hyades is a general name for the large star cluster that makes up the characteristic "V" that you typically imagine with Taurus. The cluster lies about 150 light years from Earth.

The large red star to the left is Aldebaran, which is about 65 light years from Earth. It is a giant star, and is the 14th brightest in the night sky. It is a massive star, and is 44x the sun's diameter. It is technically not part of the cluster, as it is a foreground object located much closer to Earth than the rest of the stars.

As for the rest of the cluster, there are 15 stars that are incredibly bright (greater than 5th magnitude, and visible to the naked eye) besides Aldebaran, and 6 of them are visible in this photo, along with dozens of other stars. The size of the field of the Hyades is so large, that it cannot fit into any telescope in a single view.

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Sony A6000, ISO 400, 68 x 60 seconds

Stellarvue SV80ST-25SV with SFF-6 field flattener

Celestron AVX mount

Edited in PixInsight, PS, and LR.

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