The Hyades star cluster in Taurus with orange giant Aldebaran. 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 4-minute exposures at ISO 800 with the Canon R6, and the little Askar 230 astrograph at f/5.5. Autoguided and dithered with the MGEN3 guider. The last 4 exposures were taken January 20, 2022 with the waning Moon rising adding some blue tint to the sky, which is partly retained here. Diffraction spikes added with Astronomy Tools actions.
The Hyades star cluster, with bright yellow Aldebaran, in Taurus, with the smaller, more distant star cluster NGC 1647 at left. The field is similar to that of binoculars. This is a stack of 5 x 2-minute exposures with the Canon 5D MkII at ISO 800 and 200mm Canon L-Series lens at f/2.8. An additional exposure taken through the Kenko Softon A filter is layered in to add the star glows to bring out their colours. Taken with the Fornax Lightrack tracker as part of testing. Taken from home on a rare fine and mild winter night, January 4, 2019. Diffraction spikes added with Astronomy Tools actions for artistic effect.
IC 405 (right) the Flaming Star Nebula, and IC 410 (lower left), emission and reflection nebulas in Auriga. The group of colourful stars at middle is the Little Fish asterism. Taken December 11, 2014 from New Mexico, using the Celestron Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph at f/2.2, using the filter modified Canon 5D MkII at ISO 400 for a stack of 6 x 5 minute exposures.
