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The Pleiades

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This was captured at Cherry Springs State Park, a dark sky site in Pennsylvania. Although I've been imaging for over three years now, this is my first full LRGB image. Given that I live in a red/white zone in New Jersey, LRGB is a practical impossibility from home. I was glad to get a clear night at Cherry Springs. I've always wanted to image this target, so it was well worth the drive and the cold weather. Unfortunately there are some odd diffraction patterns on some of the stars. I'm not sure if this is due to the filters or my William Optics scope. The "wedge" visible in some of the stars is likely the result of my OAG being too close to the objective.

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