Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  25 Tau)  ·  54 Tau)  ·  61 Tau)  ·  65 Tau)  ·  68 Tau  ·  69 Tau)  ·  74 Tau)  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Hyadum I (γ Tau  ·  Hyadum II (δ1 Tau  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  IC 360  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  Oculus Boreus (ε Tau  ·  Part of the constellation Taurus (Tau)  ·  The star Ain  ·  The star Alcyone (η Tau  ·  The star Alkalbain III (κ1 Tau  ·  The star Alkalbain V (υ Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27 Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17 Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23 Tau)  ·  The star Prima Hyadum  ·  The star Secunda Hyadum  ·  And 1 more.
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Mars dates the Seven Sisters, Vladimir Machek
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Mars dates the Seven Sisters

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Mars dates the Seven Sisters, Vladimir Machek
Mars dates the Seven Sisters
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Mars dates the Seven Sisters

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DESCRIPTION: In the second half of August, Mars came close to Pleiades (Seven Sisters). A great opportunity for astro paparazzi :-).  RA (center) 4h 00 min, DEC 21° 50’, FOV approx 15°x 10°. Only 30 min total exposure for bad weather. 

GEAR: Nikon Z7 Kolari Full Spectrum + Nikkor Z 70-200 @ 135/2,8, Astronomic UV/IR/L2 Clip in filter, Astroklar light pollution filter,  Dew heater strip,  tracking mount iOptron CEM60EC.

ACQUISITION: August 30, 2022, Struz, CZ, Subexposure 180s, f 2,8, ISO 800, Interval 15 s, RAW-L, Lights 10x, Darks 20x, Bias 20x, Flats 20x, DarkFlats 10x. Total exposure time 30 min. Night, no wind, 8° C, no Moon, Backyard - Light pollution - Bortle 5. 

STACKING AND POST PROCESSING: AstroPixelProcessor (stacking, background neutralisation, light pollution removal, calibrate background and stars colours),  Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 (stretching, black and white point settings, star reduction, enhance DSO, deep space noise reduction, contrast setting and sharpening). No cropped, image size 3840 x 2560 px.

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