Posted on 10/13/2020 4:40:18 PM PDT by MtnClimber
Explanation: Three very different -- and very famous -- objects were all captured in a single frame last month. On the upper left is the bright blue Pleiades, perhaps the most famous cluster of stars on the night sky. The Pleiades (M45) is about 450 light years away and easily found a few degrees from Orion. On the upper right is the expansive Andromeda Galaxy, perhaps the most famous galaxy -- external to our own -- on the night sky. Andromeda (M31) is one of few objects visible to the unaided eye where you can see light that is millions of years old. In the middle is bright red Mars, perhaps the most famous planet on the night sky. Today Mars is at opposition, meaning that it is opposite the Sun, with the result that it is visible all night long. In the foreground is an ancient tomb in the Phygrian Valley in Turkey. The tomb, featuring two stone lions, is an impressive remnant of a powerful civilization that lived thousands of years ago. Mars, currently near its brightest, can be easily found toward the east just after sunset.
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For more detail go to the link and click on the image for a high definition image. You can then zoom by moving the magnifying glass over an area and then clicking. The side bars will move the zoomed area over the photograph.
Be sure to try the zoom znd scan feature described in the first comment to see carving detail on the stone cliff and for better views of the Pleiades and Andromeda.
Beautiful! Thanks!
so many many stars, almost looks like snow falling :)
Many people think the Pleiades is the Little Dipper since coincidentally resembles one.
Mars absolutely on fire!
More than just Andromeda! I see M33, NGC 752, and U-ran-us in that shot.
I took my 5in scope out and looked at Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, and, Andromeda this evening. WAS quite please with the results.
SUBARU!............
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