A portrait of the two groups of half-sisters related in mythology as daughters of Atlas: the Hyades, at left, and the blue Pleiades, at right, two nearby open star clusters in Taurus. The bright star is Aldebaran, the eye of Taurus. This area of the sky is filled with dust which colours the sky in shades of brown and blue. This is a stack of 4 x 2-minute exposures with the 85mm manual Rokinon lens at f/2 and Canon 5D MkII at ISO 1600, on the Star Adventurer Mini tracker. An additional exposure through the Kenko Softon A filter added the star glows for accentuated star colour. Shot from Quailway Cottage in southwest Arizona, December 15, 2017.
Hyades with 135mm Canon telephoto lens at f/2.8. With Canon 20Da camera at ISO400. Stack of four 3-minute exposures. Taken from home Nov. 19, 2006. Hazy skies added star glows.
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.
