Hurtling through a cosmic dust cloud some 400 light-years away, the lovely Pleiades or Seven Sisters star cluster is well-known for its striking blue reflection nebulae. In the dusty sky toward the constellation Taurus and the Orion Arm of our Milky Way Galaxy, this remarkable image shows the famous star cluster in the middle.
This image appeared in:
- "Covjek i svemir" magazine (Croatia)
- Sky & Telescope magazine Online Gallery (Miscellaneous Scenes & Skies)
- Editor choice in "Astronomski magazin" (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- "Astropis" magazine issue Dec 2015 (Czech Republic)
Optics: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L lens
Mount: Skywatcher HEQ5 Synscan pro
Guiding: Skywatcher 9x50 finderscope+DMK21AU04
Camera: Canon EOS 450D
Date: 14 Nov, 2015
Constellation: Taurus
Location: Parnonas Mountain, Greece
Exposure: 5x5 min + 2x10 min, ISO 800
