Hyades, and Aldebaran in the face of Taurus the bull, with smaller open cluster NGC 1647 at left. This is a stack of 4 x 4 minutes exposures with Canon 5D MkII camera at ISO 800 and 135mm lens at f/2.8, plus two exposures at the same settings but with Kenko Softon filter in place to add star glows.
The large Hyades star cluster, at right, plus orange Aldebaran, and the smaller star cluster NGC 1647 at left, in Taurus, and in the moonlight of a first quarter Moon, January 2, 2020. Thus the blue sky. This is a stack of eleven 2-minute exposures with the 200mm Canon lens at f/2.8 and Canon EOS Ra camera at ISO 400, with one of the exposures taken with haze in the sky to add the natural star glows. No filter was used here. The camera was on the Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer tracker. Diffraction spikes added for aesthetic effect with Astronomy Tools Actions.
The Hyades star cluster with orange Aldebaran taken in a moonlit sky and with light haze softening the stars and adding the haloes. The star cluster NGC 1647 is at upper left. The colourful double star Theta 1 and 2 Tauri is at lower centre. This is a stack of 8 x 2-minute exposures at ISO 800 with the Canon R6, and the little Askar 230 astrograph at f/5.5. Autoguided with the MGEN3 guider. Diffraction spikes added with PhotoKemi StarTools actions.
