Speaking of diamonds...

[KichigaiNeko]

Thanks. Actually, the Pleiades is a star cluster in the Constellation Taurus. I have some, but I've never been satisfied with them. They are very hard to image because they are very bright, while the nebulosity surrounding them is very dim. So in order to get the nebulosity to show up right, you have to overexpose the stars. Any defects in your optics and in guiding show up very easily. On top of that, at the focal plane of my telescope, I cannot get all of them in the view, it is that big (and close).

With that said, this is my best image of them to date, taken last year. I plan to take more this year, hopefully better than this (part of the problem with this image is that I took it very early in the morning, and my mirrors fogged up:

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Here is an image of the pleiades that someone else got right:

I never know what to call them..Star Clusters, stars of ...constellation. Please forgive my ignorance in all things Astrophysical.

I am wanting 'Subaru' at the end of my bed in the new house. Already have the "Hour glass Nebula" at the head of the bed...tnx Zen

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All I know is that Aldebaran is part of the constellation of Taurus (as seen from earth) the distances between these stars brings into question the whole constellation concept imho. A point of reference (from Earth) is about all "constellations" are good for...should we actually be out in space what would they look like then??

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Still deadly beautiful