Pleiades!!!!!!!

[Nick82]

Saw the Pleiades for the first time with my binos and well happy with that!!!!!

[Matt Scunthorpe]

M45 really is a beautiful collection, really fills the EP too in a scope.

[Alfian]

Hi,

The Pleiades are brilliant through binoculars or a low power/wide fov telescope. The way it changes from a slightly fuzzy patch of stars to the naked to this beautiful collection of lovely stars set against a backgound of fainter stars that you cannot see with the naked eye - is always breathtaking. Try the double cluster between Perseus and Cassiopeia.

[ollypenrice]

From a very dark site you can pick up the nebulosity through which the cluster is passing. They need to be high and the night clear, but above all you need to a very long way from any lighting. Lovely cluster!

1+ for the Double Cluster and Stock 2 nearby - the cluster that looks like Leonardo's man with arms and legs spread out.

Olly

[rwilkey]

The Pleiades is a great target, by far the prettiest object in the sky, I always take a look and wonder every time I go out.

[Nick82]

Yeah it was defo breathtaking!

As you said, you can hardly see it with the naked eye! I'm brand new to this (got my celestron 15x70 for Xmas) and that was the first proper clear night since I've had them! Truly amazing what we were picking up

[Double Kick Drum]

Congratulations on your first viewing. They are a fine sight.

It's been cloudy for so long I almost forgotten what they look like.

[rory]

yep, not been out for an age now, very annoying to have a decent christmas break and not one chance to do any observing. ive even played about with stellarium ,seeing what will fit into an eyepiece ive not used in anger yet. sad or what.

[estwing]

these are the best thing to look at with bins,no doubt

[nightfisher]

M45,one of my favourite clusters, a pure jewel in the night sky. I like to view it with my Tal100 and a 42mm 2" eyepiece

[moogoomonkey]

M45 is beautiful in binos, just the brilliance of the blueness...

[Astro Imp]

Like most of the peeps above I always have a look at M45 when it's available, it was the first view I had when I got my scope home. It really is a beauty, so much to grab the attention.

[stewart4444]

me too. got 15+70 for Christmas so was amazed a the sight.

I also spent a lot of time on the Orion neb.

[Mzungu]

nicely done! Just spent 30mins viewing it now...

[northwalesparry]

love m45 great view from my back garden

[Davey-T]

Just been out looking at M45 with 100mm Refractor and 31mm Nagler superb sight and good seeing between the clouds.

Dave