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Amateur astrophotographer captures Pleiades in striking blue detail
Original: The Seven Sisters, Pleiades (M45) veiled in electric blue reflection dust! ✨ 156 mins of moonless integration with the S
An amateur astronomer has shared a new image of the Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters or M45, showing its hot young stars wrapped in electric-blue reflection nebulosity. The picture was built from 156 minutes of exposure on a moonless night using a Seestar S30 Pro smart telescope on an equatorial mount, then processed with 2x Drizzle to bring out fine, silk-like dust striations around the star Merope. The result highlights how accessible smart telescopes have made deep-sky imaging.
Why now: The striking detail achieved with a compact consumer smart telescope is drawing attention from space and astrophotography enthusiasts.
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Evidence
- The Seven Sisters, Pleiades (M45) veiled in electric blue reflection dust! ✨ 156 mins of moonless integration with the Seestar S30 Pro on an EQ mount, processed with 2x Drizzle to reveal the delicate, silk-like striations around Merope. #Astrophotography #Pleiades #M45 #Space · Droniecarp@pixelfed.social · 6
- The Seven Sisters, Pleiades (M45) veiled in electric blue reflection dust! ✨ 156 mins of moonless integration with the Seestar S30 Pro on an EQ mount, processed with 2x Drizzle to reveal the delicate, silk-like striations around Merope. # Astrophotography # Pleiades # M45 # Space · droniecarp · 4
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