Nothing in the night sky says winter to me quite like the Pleiades. This naked-eye cluster has been interwoven with numerous cultures for centuries. Commonly known as the Seven Sisters from Greek mythology, they are also know as the Nā hiku o Makali‘i (Seven Little Eyes) from the Hawaiian tradition. The gossamer-like nebulosity lit up by the stars are not part of the cluster itself, but rather a cloud of dust lying somewhere between us and the seven. This was also one of the first images I attempted back in 2013 when I was first getting started. I've reposted that image below for comparison. Lots of reading, some equipment upgrades and more patience seems to have been beneficial :)
AstroTech 65Q on VX Mount
42 subframes at 3 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 2 hours 6 minutes
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
M45 Photographed in 2013
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