Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  75 Tau  ·  77 Tau)  ·  77 the01 Tau  ·  78 Tau)  ·  78 the02 Tau  ·  80 Tau  ·  81 Tau  ·  85 Tau  ·  HD28236  ·  HD28363  ·  HD28462  ·  HD28527  ·  HD28568  ·  HD285802  ·  HD285803  ·  HD285805  ·  HD285807  ·  HD285865  ·  HD285866  ·  HD285867  ·  HD285868  ·  HD285869  ·  HD285870  ·  HD285871  ·  HD285872  ·  Hyadum IV (θ2 Tau  ·  The star 75 Tau  ·  The star 80 Tau  ·  The star 81 Tau  ·  The star 85 Tau  ·  And 2 more.
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A visitor to the Hyades Cluster. Comet 144P Kushida on February 8, 2024 between 6:30- 9:10 pm EST, Alicia Rossiter
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A visitor to the Hyades Cluster. Comet 144P Kushida on February 8, 2024 between 6:30- 9:10 pm EST

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A visitor to the Hyades Cluster. Comet 144P Kushida on February 8, 2024 between 6:30- 9:10 pm EST, Alicia Rossiter
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A visitor to the Hyades Cluster. Comet 144P Kushida on February 8, 2024 between 6:30- 9:10 pm EST

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Comet 144P/Kushida comes visiting every 7 years. It is currently in the Hyades cluster in Taurus at the max magnitude expected for this visit (around 9.5). I had the chance to take this picture under clear dark skies, the comet is intense green and is blended in the glow of Hyades and the colors are just amazing.

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A visitor to the Hyades Cluster. Comet 144P Kushida on February 8, 2024 between 6:30- 9:10 pm EST, Alicia Rossiter