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Hues of the Heavens
Astrophotography by Ivan Bok
The Pleiades
The Seven Sisters
Description
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is an open cluster located in the constellation of Taurus. It has a strong blue reflection nebulosity surrounding the stars, arising from the light reflecting off the dust around the stars.
Imaging Details
Location: Mersing, Malaysia
Date(s): March
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ85EDX with 1.01x flattener at f/5.4
Camera: ZWO ASI6200MM
Mount: ZWO AM5 Harmonic Drive Mount
Exposure Integration: 40min in HaLRGB
Image reduction, integration and processing with Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight.
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