M45 is a famous open cluster in Taurus commonly known as Pleiades:
Mark Bailey
The picture was taken with a modified Canon Rebel on a TEC 140 from the Alpenglow-Torrey House Observatory in the dark sky community of Torrey, Utah (Bortle 2-3) on November21, 2022. 12 2 minute sub frames stacked in Deep Sky Stacker = 24 minute photo. Unguided, no calibration frames.
Here comes winter. This object is low in the eastern sky at 8:00 PM in November.
Location in the sky:
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Nice capture! I really like the “James Webb” diffraction spikes.
Dave
Didn’t know the Pleiades were part of Taurus. Thanks! They are my favorite constellation. That is, if they are considered a con. Are they?
The Pleiades are not a formal constellation.