Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
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The Pleiades, Shannon Calvert
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Another early morning target from the 2017 Connecticut Star Party. While not totally transparent, this was a great night for imaging with cool weather and no dew. It was a chance to redeem my poor attempt at shooting this cluster last year.

If you look to the right of Electra, halfway down the right side of the photo, you can spot mag 17.3 galaxy PGC 13696 shining from 1.4 billion light years away.

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The Pleiades, Shannon Calvert