Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  19 Tau)  ·  25 Tau)  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 32 Tau  ·  The star 36 Tau  ·  The star 64 Ari  ·  The star Alcyone (η Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27 Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16 Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17 Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23 Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28 Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (q Tau
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M45 Pleiades, Budley88

M45 Pleiades

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M45 Pleiades, Budley88

M45 Pleiades

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The nebulosity around this target surprised me. I was going for the bright blue stars and the reflection nebula that surround them. The Ha filter brought out what I'm assuming is faint red emissions near the cluster.

Taken from a Bortle 5 location.

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M45 Pleiades, Budley88