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moonshinegnomie

(3,802 posts) Thu Oct 19, 2023, 02:53 PM Oct 2023

M45 The Pleiades [View all]

one more . since i had the equipment set up anyway i figured id shoot something else after the eye of sauron dissappeared

This is my wifes favorite 45 the Pleiades star cluster. In japan its known as th esubru cluster and is th elogo of the car company.

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M45 The Pleiades [View all] moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 OP

The cluster is now known in Japan as Subaru. StopTheNeoCons Oct 2023 #1

This is one of the few constellations I can usually find and identify.* ShazzieB Oct 2023 #2

i can id cassiopeia too moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #6

Wow, how cool! ShazzieB Oct 2023 #8

The Pleiades viewed with 10X40 binoculars from my hammock is a happy place. Beautiful!! IA8IT Oct 2023 #3

Tarantula Nebula challenges Pleides to a blue star contest! GreenWave Oct 2023 #4

never rises at my house moonshinegnomie Oct 2023 #5

Another fine photo you bring us with stories to spin. Many thanks. thatcrowwoman Oct 2023 #7