Aldebaran in Taurus, the bull's eye, dominates the Hyades cluster, which makes up the v-shaped face of the bull. In this shot, a four-point star filter emphasizes the colors of the brighter stars in the field.
The small, faint cluster above the head of Taurus is NGC 1647
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| Date/Time: |
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26 Nov. 2011
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Vanishing Point Observatory (OCA Anza Site)
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| Scope/Lens: |
Pentax 165mm at f/2.8
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| Camera: |
Planet Town vacuum astrocamera
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Losmandy Titan
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Guider:
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-
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| Media: |
Kodak E200-220, +3 push
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| Exposure: |
Combination of 10-minute exposure with 4-point star filter and 30-minute exposure without filter.
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