Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  54 gam Tau  ·  55 Tau  ·  63 Tau  ·  70 Tau  ·  71 Tau  ·  75 Tau  ·  77 the01 Tau  ·  78 the02 Tau  ·  80 Tau  ·  81 Tau  ·  Hyadum I  ·  Part of the constellation Taurus (Tau)  ·  Taurus  ·  The star 63Tau  ·  The star 71Tau  ·  The star 75Tau  ·  The star 80Tau  ·  The star 81Tau  ·  The star γTau  ·  The star θ1Tau  ·  The star θ2Tau
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Moon in Hyades, mikefulb
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Moon in Hyades

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Moon in Hyades

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This was an experiment - I shot the Moon last night. Tonight I slew to the exact coordinates the Moon was at and shot the starfield with short exposures.

Then I made a composite in Photoshop.

I tried to match intensities and backgrounds to "look right" but I'm not sure how I feel about this kind of image. I think it looks sortof neat but is it "authentic", and should that matter if this is considered art and not scientific?

It was an interesting experiment for me for sure.

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Moon in Hyades, mikefulb