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Framing the Pleiades

The Pleiades were the last stars I photographed during the 2021 Lunar Eclipse. I framed this picture in context of my prior images and sketches.

At 2 a.m. I did not want to retool my equipment for the entire constellation, but decided a quick look towards Orion’s nebula wouldn’t hurt.

I am under no illusion that seeing galaxies is possible from my location on Earth.

Here is what I hope will be the return of an observation technique I have not done for a while – sketching.

I took a number of images of the nebula, playing around with the exposure and ISO settings.

Inspired by other blogs such as Heads UP! taking cool pictures of Venus near the Pleiades, I knew I had to get in on the action myself.

Above Leo and to the left you can see Coma Berenices. It sort of blends in with the other fainter stars directly above Leo.

For the Spring Triangle, you are seeing the complete and full dimensions of the source image.

Auriga is in an interesting part of the sky for another reason, as the boundary between the surrounding star activity.

The thing about Gemini is that there is no obvious outline to the constellation.