Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  The star Merope (23 Tau)
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Barnard's Merope Nebula, Richard S. Wright Jr.
Barnard's Merope Nebula
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Barnard's Merope Nebula

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Barnard's Merope Nebula, Richard S. Wright Jr.
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Barnard's Merope Nebula

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This was a challenge target for me. I've shot the Pleiades many times, but either diffraction spikes from a spider vane, or overly long exposures bloated the nearby star Merope so much as to hide this little jewel. It's a very short exposure really (not quite an hour), and very gently stretched as well in order to preserve the detail without washing it out.

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Barnard's Merope Nebula, Richard S. Wright Jr.