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The Pleiades & Taurus molecular cloud

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Released date: May 14, 2017
Revised date: Jan 24, 2026


Brief Description   You can see a wide-field image around the eastern region of the Pleiades(M45). This field includes the dimmed inter-stellar gaseous matters, called "Taurus molecular cloud", we can appreciate the complicated nebulosities on long-exposed digital images.

Photography Condition
Date & Time... Dec 26 2025, from 22:58 to 25:20 JST(+0900), 6min.×8 shots
   Mosaic of 3 flames
Optical... AF zoom-Nikkor 80-200mmF2.8ED (f=135mm, stop: F4.0)
   with IDAS LPS-D1 Light-pollution suppression filter
   Auto-guided with TAKAHASHI JP Equatorial
CMOS Camera... ZWO ASI2600MC Pro (Cooled temp.: -25°C)
   (Gain: 100, recorded in 16bit FITS)
Location... Ooizumi, Hokuto city, Yamanashi pref.




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