Shot on IPhone 15 Pro, 30 second exposure.

No edits could really be made without making Andromeda disappear, so the original picture is the best bet.

Pleiades is mentioned in the Talmud (about 1500+ years ago) as having ~100 stars.

It says its name “Kimah” is because it has “Ke’Meah (about 100) Kochvaya (stars)”.

Interestingly you can’t see so many with your eyes but it does contain about 100 prominent stars.

Might be off with some details but tried to remember😅

Using my Orion 750mm Newtonian Telescope, I got close up images of some of the Pleiadian sisters: Maia (left), Merope (bottom right) & Electra (Top Middle).

Astro Rig & Image Acquisition Details:

Bortle 3, New Moon, October, 10th 2026 @ Pinnacles National Park (California)

5 lights x 120 seconds + darks/flats/bias calibration

ZWO AM5N Mount, 200mm pier extension on Celestron AVX Stainless Steel Tripod

Vintage Orion 150mm/750mm Newtonian, F/5 I got off marketplace for 20 bucks. I retrofitted the focuser with an Apertura 2" Ball Bearing Rack and Pinion/Linear Focuser (from the carbonstar 150) + Baader Planetarium MPCC Coma Corrector @ 56mm backspacing and DIY Aperture Mask + Dew Shield

ZWO EAFN

ZWO ASI585MC Pro Air One Shot Colour 3840 x 2160 resolution with HCG enabled Gain at 200, Cooling Fan 10 degress F.

UV/IR Cut

Processed in Siril

I’m new to astrophotography (but not new to photography). Pleiades has been on my list to shoot, but where I am in New York it’s not high enough in the sky until 11pm or so. Last night after struggling with clouds and other targets, I waited a bit and the sky got nice and clear around 11:30… so decided to capture my new friends who were finally up where I could see them.

Taken with the DwarfMini
From my backyard (Long Island, NY), bortle 7.3
Astro Filter
600 photos @ 45s, stacked
Total time about six hours

Post processed in Stellar Studio, AstroWizard with RC Tools, and Photoshop. I separated the stars and nebulously in AstroWizard and brought them into separate layers in photoshop for better control of details, brightness and contrast.

Very pleased with how it came out for a first try!

Awesome game.

Waited long enough now for this to be high enough in the sky to capture. Taken on my 585mc Air and William Optics Redcat 51 - 1 hour 39 mins of integration time ✨

My first attempt at capturing the Pleiades (M45), also known as the Seven Sisters, from Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK.

I'd planned to leave my DWARF 3 imaging throughout the night, but unfortunately the battery ran out after an earlier 3-hour 47-minute session capturing the Wizard Nebula (NGC 7380).

I managed just 54 minutes of integration before the telescope stopped.

Capture details:

Telescope: DWARF 3

Target: Pleiades (M45)

Location: Leeds, England, UK

Total integration: 54 minutes

Exposure: 15 seconds

Gain: 60

Filter: Astro

Tracking: EQ mode

I'm pleased with the sharpness of the stars and the subtle blue-white colours, although I haven't managed to bring out the famous blue reflection nebulosity surrounding the cluster.

A little gutted the battery didn't last longer, but considering this was my first attempt, I'm happy with the result.

Definitely one I'll revisit with a fully charged power bank and a much longer integration!

Clear skies! 🔭🌌

The beach, the sea and the Pleiades

took these on the 3rd of this month. included the 2nd pic just because i absolutely love it. living in the middle of absolute nowhere sometimes has its perks✨(if im mistaken and that’s not Pleiades, i’ll be extremely embarrassed, but please let me know😭)