The Pleiades and their surroundings in the constellation Taurus (the Bull)
The Pleiades are easily visible under a brightened sky as a conspicuous group of stars. Besides the bright blue reflection nebulae around the bright stars of the cluster, there are further faint nebular parts of the Taurus-Auriga dark cloud complex at a greater distance.
| Date: | 26.+27.09.2019 |
| Optics: | Canon EF 200 mm f/2.8L USM at f/4 |
| Focal Length: | 200 mm |
| Camera: | Fuji X-M1 |
| Exposure: | 25 x 300 s |
| Location: | Chamaeleon Observatory, Onjala Lodge, Namibia |
| Processing: | DeepSkyStacker, Nebulosity, Photoshop |
| Diameter: | 20 light years |
| Distance: | 440 light years |
