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Hyades and Pleiades in Taurus (85mm 5DII).jpg

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A portrait of the two groups of half-sisters related in mythology as daughters of Atlas: the Hyades, at left, and the blue Pleiades, at right, two nearby open star clusters in Taurus. The bright star is Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus.

This area of the sky is filled with dust which colours the sky in shades of brown and blue.

This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures with the 85mm manual Rokinon lens at f/2 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Star Adventurer Mini tracker.

An additional exposure through the Kenko Softon A filter added the star glows for accentuated star colour.

Shot from Quailway Cottage in southwest Arizona, December 15, 2017.
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Various Constellations, 2013-17 New Mexico
A portrait of the two groups of half-sisters related in mythology as daughters of Atlas: the Hyades, at left, and the blue Pleiades, at right, two nearby open star clusters in Taurus. The bright star is Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus.<br /> <br /> This area of the sky is filled with dust which colours the sky in shades of brown and blue. <br /> <br /> This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures with the 85mm manual Rokinon lens at f/2 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Star Adventurer Mini tracker. <br /> <br /> An additional exposure through the Kenko Softon A filter added the star glows for accentuated star colour. <br /> <br /> Shot from Quailway Cottage in southwest Arizona, December 15, 2017.