By Retha Sa | 2020-01-19
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On 01/19/2020 09:50 pm by Dr Ski | 9.3°N, 123.3°E
These fine Open Clusters are among the closest and brightest in the Heavens, and this view is one of my favourite subjects for a star portrait.
The Pleiades has 6 members that are magnitude +4 or brighter. The Hyades has 10!
Orange giant Aldebaran is not a member of the Hyades. It's in the foreground. At 150 light-years away, the Hyades is more than twice the distance of Aldebaran.
All the stars in this image can be viewed with a modest pair of binoculars.
Canon EOS M100
80mm, f1
8s@ISO2500
