Observation by Philip Jennings: Hyades, Pleiades and Nacreous Cloud

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Philip Jennings

Observer

Philip Jennings

Observed

2023 Dec 26 - 03:56

Uploaded

2023 Dec 26 - 22:48

Objects

Polar Stratospheric Cloud

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 04^h00^m
Dec: +22°12'
Position angle: +39°33'

Field size

25° × 18°

Equipment

Canon 90D, Canon EFS 18-135mm lens (at 100mm)

Exposure

2.5s, ISO 640, f/6

Location

Malton, North Yorkshire, UK

Target name

Nacreous cloud

Title

Hyades, Pleiades and Nacreous Cloud

About this image

The two open clusters seen through nacreous cloud, in the wee hours of Boxing Day 2023.

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20231225-26_clusters2_ed_prmj.jpg (1.7 MB)

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