Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  54 Tau)  ·  61 Tau)  ·  65 Tau)  ·  68 Tau  ·  69 Tau)  ·  74 Tau)  ·  77 Tau)  ·  78 Tau)  ·  87 Tau)  ·  Cor Tauri  ·  Hyadum I (γ Tau  ·  Hyadum II (δ1 Tau  ·  Hyadum IV (θ2 Tau  ·  Oculus Boreus (ε Tau  ·  Parilicium (α Tau  ·  Part of the constellation Taurus (Tau)  ·  The star 71 Tau  ·  The star Ain  ·  The star Aldebaran  ·  The star Alkalbain III (κ1 Tau  ·  The star Alkalbain V (υ Tau  ·  The star Chamukuy  ·  The star Hyadum III (θ1 Tau  ·  The star Prima Hyadum  ·  The star Secunda Hyadum  ·  The star δ3 Tau
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Hyades with Dust and Surprise Comet 144P/Kushida!, Scott Denning
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Hyades with Dust and Surprise Comet 144P/Kushida!

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Hyades with Dust and Surprise Comet 144P/Kushida!, Scott Denning
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Hyades with Dust and Surprise Comet 144P/Kushida!

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Hyades Cluster in the Dusty Taurus Molecular Cloud with a Surprise Visitor!

Feb 4, 2024 Samyang/Rokinon 135 f/2.8 + ASI 2600mc on 10Micron GM1000 from my Bortle 5 back yard 
125x120s + 76x30s OSC with IDAS HEUIB filter
Stars-only component is HDR, dusty starless image is more aggressively stretched

I was just going for the stars and dust but to my surprise there was the comet!
Tried again last night but it was too cloudy
May have another shot tonight before clouds return about midnight

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Hyades with Dust and Surprise Comet 144P/Kushida!, Scott Denning