This is a framing of most of the constellation of Taurus the Bull, with exposures and processing to emphasize the dim and dark clouds of interstellar
This is a framing of most of the constellation of Taurus the Bull, with exposures and processing to emphasize the dim and dark clouds of interstellar dust within its boundaries. The V-shaped Hyades star cluster (aka Melotte 25) with yellow Aldebaran is at lower right. Two other large star clusters, NGC 1746 (left) and NGC 1647 (right), are at centre. At top are the very dark and brownish Taurus Molecular Clouds, catalogued by Barnard in his early-20th century compilation of dark nebulas with various numbers, such as B19, B22, B209, B219, B220, and many others. Above yellow Aldebaran is a compact dark nebula LDN 1546 that contains a small emission nebula Sharpless 2-239. Though too small on this scale to show up here, above that area is the small reflection nebula NGC 1555, Hind's Variable Nebula. But that area in the Hyades is rich in dim yellow dust. This is a stack of 30 x 2-minute exposures with the rare Samyang RF85mm lens stopped down to , on the Canon EOS Ra camera at ISO 800. The lens was equipped with a 77mm Nisi Clear Night broadband light pollution reduction filter which helps improve contrast and reduce sky gradients. The camera was on the Star Adventurer 2i tracker for tracked but unguided exposures over 60 minutes. Taken from home on a very clear night November 18, 2023.
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Photo credit: © Alan Dyer / VWPics / Alamy / Afripics
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