The Plejades in Taurus
I have heard from many people who are not into Astronomy "look - there's the Little Dipper".
Nope it's one of the brightest starclusters in the sky, depending on the darkness of your location
you can easily see at least six of the brightest stars. I am planning to shoot the Plejades again,
trying to capture the reflexion nebuelae surrounding them.
Equipment:
Teleskope: Meade LX 200 at f/10 - used for guiding only
Reducer: none
Camera: Pentax ES II - piggybacked on telescope
Lens: Tamron 135 mm
f / Stop: f/5.6
Film: Kodak Elitechrome 200
Exposure: 30 minutes
Conditions: good
Date: August 24th, 2000
© 2001 Aike M. Voelker