Observation by David Strange: The Hyades

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David Strange

Observer

David Strange

Observed

2024 Jan 10 - 07:25

Uploaded

2024 Jan 13 - 00:32

Objects

The Hyades (Collinder 50)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 04^h29^m
Dec: +17°20'
Position angle: -5°10'

Field size

10° × 9°

Equipment

Samyang 135mm lens
Canon 6D

Exposure

20x30s

Location

Salcombe Regis, East Devon

Target name

Hyades

Title

The Hyades

About this image

Aldebaran and the Hyades with the Pirate Moon Cluster (NGC 1647) to the north east.

Files associated with this observation

Aldebaran_20240110_dgs2.jpg (1.7 MB)

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Gerard Cauchi, Callum Potter, Graham Winstanley, James Weightman, Duncan Hale-Sutton, Dominic Ford, Tim Haymes

Comments

Duncan Hale-Sutton, 2024 Jan 13 - 23:45 UTC

Such a good image. A familiar part of the sky but photographed in a way which makes it seem like you haven't looked at it properly before.

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