Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Carina (Car)  ·  Contains:  IC 2602  ·  The star θ Car  ·  tet Car Cluster
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Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) -- Atacama night 6, #1, Andrew Gutierrez
Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) -- Atacama night 6, #1
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Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) -- Atacama night 6, #1

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Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) -- Atacama night 6, #1, Andrew Gutierrez
Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) -- Atacama night 6, #1
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Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) -- Atacama night 6, #1

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My 6th night in Atacama started out windy and cloudy again.  But by around 9pm, I could see enough stars to start imaging.  My first target was IC 2602, the so-called Southern Pleiades.  While I can see the resemblance, the dramatic swirling nebulosity of its Northern counterpart really isn’t there – more like strong blue haloes around the bright stars.  But it is in the middle of a satisfyingly rich starfield.

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Southern Pleiades (IC 2602) -- Atacama night 6, #1, Andrew Gutierrez

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