Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  12.10  ·  16 Tau  ·  17 Tau  ·  18 Tau  ·  19 Tau)  ·  19 q Tau  ·  20 Tau  ·  21 Tau  ·  22 Tau  ·  23 Tau  ·  24 Tau  ·  25 Tau)  ·  25 eta Tau  ·  26 Tau  ·  27 Tau  ·  28 Tau  ·  409 Aspasia  ·  Alcyone  ·  Asterope  ·  Atlas  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Celaeno  ·  Electra  ·  HD23061  ·  HD23155  ·  HD23156  ·  HD23157  ·  HD23158  ·  HD23170  ·  HD23171  ·  And 118 more.
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Seven Sisters - Pleiadi - M45, Simone Curzi
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Seven Sisters - Pleiadi - M45

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Seven Sisters - Pleiadi - M45, Simone Curzi
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Seven Sisters - Pleiadi - M45

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The Pleiades (also known as the Seven Sisters, the Little Hen, or designated as M45 in Charles Messier's catalog) are an open star cluster visible in the constellation Taurus. This relatively nearby cluster (440 light-years away) consists of several stars visible to the naked eye. In urban environments, only four or five of the brightest stars are visible, while in darker locations, up to twelve can be seen. All the components are surrounded by faint reflection nebulas, particularly observable in long-exposure photographs taken with substantial telescopes.Notably, the stars in the Pleiades are closely spaced, share a common origin, and are bound by gravitational forces.
This is not a straightforward subject to tackle in astrophotography, especially from light-polluted skies, my goal was to try to capture the dust surrounding the cluster, an objective I only partially achieved but I believe I've reached the limit of the sky (Bortle 5) above my small observatory on the Marche coast.
In the coming year, I will attempt again from a better sky!
Clear skies to all,
Simone Curzi.

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