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Tag: Taurus

Pleiades

The Pleiades, M45. An open cluster in Taurus.

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Orion Returns…

Mars is back!

Aldeberan, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, Betelgeuse, Canon 60D, Cosmic Focus Observatory, cosmos, Crescent, deep sky, Featured, image, Mars, nature, Orion, photography, planet, Pleiades, Rigel, science, space, Taurus, Universe
2021-01-16 M1 Crab Nebula. Stack 160frames 7200s

Messier 1 – The Crab Nebula

Supernova remnant M1, the Crab Nebula

1054, 1054 AD, 1054 CE, Aladin, amateur astronomy, Astronomy, boom!, CM Tauri, cosmos, Crab Nebula, creation, deep sky, Featured, guest star, image, M1, Messier 1, nature, NGC 1952, panstarrs, photography, PSR J0534+2200, Pulsar, science, Sh2-244, Sharpless, Skywatcher esprit 120, SN1054A, southern skies, space, Stars, supernova, supernova remnant, Taurus, Taurus A, timeline, Universe, world, Zeta Tauri

The Pleiades

The Pleiades is a cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus, relatively close to Earth – and is a … More

M45, Messier 45, Pleiades, seven sisters, Skywatcher ed120, suburu, Taurus

Sky Watcher

This was a thirty second snap taken during the period while I was imaging Comet 46P/Wirtanen through my SkyWatcher ED120 … More

Canon 60D, comet 46P/Wirtanen, EQ6-R, eridanus, Hyades, Orion, Pleiades, science, Sky, Skywatcher ed120, Taurus

Star Clusters in Taurus

All images © R.Powell  

Aldebran, Hyades, Pleiades, Star Cluster, Taurus

2011 – Deep Sky

Star clusters M45 (Pleiades) in Taurus, M37 in Auriga and the Jewel Box NGC4555 in Crux. Emission Nebula in Eta … More

Alpha Centauri, Auriga, Betelgeuse, C99, Caldwell99, Centaurus, Coalsack, Constellation, Crux, Dark, deep sky, Emission, Galaxy, Large Magellanic Cloud, LMC, M45, Milky Way, Nebula, Orion, Pleiades, Star, Star Cluster, Taurus, Wide Angle, Wide Field

Orion Wide Field

2015-12-31 Orion Region 2min 18mm f/2.8 ISO 1000 Testing my new Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer camera mount, last night I achieved … More

Aldeberan, Belt, Canis Major, deep sky, Hyades, M42, Monoceros, NGC 2244, Orion, Rosette Nebula, Sirius, Taurus

Geminid Meteor

The Geminid meteor stream was at its peak last night and predictions were for a high hourly rate, especially after … More

Aldebran, Clouds, M42, M45 Pleiades, Meteor, Orion, Taurus

Pleiades and Comet Lovejoy

The evening before I took the telescopic image of Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy),  > posted here <  I was busy on … More

Comet, Comet C/2014 Q2 (Lovejoy), M45 Pleiades, Night Sky, Taurus, Vixen Polarie

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