Link to someone else's work - Just wondering

[iksobarg]

http://www.astrobin.com/73519/0/

I've never seen M45 in this way. Can someone tell me what I am seeing?

Thanks

[Leveye]

Your seeing the reflection nebulosity it has and that shows up with longer exposure times. Here one i did of it recently.

[ronin]

Looks like they have highlighted the nebulosity that is present there, also take with a reflector from the presence of 4 diffraction spikes. Not sure the nebulosity is actually quite as localised to the vacinity of the stars as it is shown.

[bogdog]

your seeing the faint nebula amongst the stars

[jambouk]

The nebulosity around the stars:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades

Jd

[bogdog]

ninja'd

[iksobarg]

Thanks and WOw, you guys are FAST!

Maybe I'm tired but I know I am a bit overwhelmed (in a good way) with AP now.

I just have to stay with the basics and take it from there.

Only the basics are... overwhelming or something like that.

[Amra]

Yeah needs quite long exposures, my first attempts of M45 looked pathetic compared to that, just points of light and no nebulosity in 1min subs.

[sandyshaw]

Looks like they have highlighted the nebulosity that is present there, also take with a reflector from the presence of 4 diffraction spikes. Not sure the nebulosity is actually quite as localised to the vacinity of the stars as it is shown.

My Maksutov reflector has no defraction spikes.

[ollypenrice]

There's a lot of nebulosity around the Pleiades. The moving cluster is passing through a gassy, dusty region.

Olly

http://ollypenrice.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-Les-Granges/i-Z8vdsft/0/X3/M45%20COMPOSITE3%20FL-X3.jpg

[oldpink]

Olly I really hate you sometimes
you have some amazing images I can only dream of

[iksobarg]

Olly I really hate you sometimes

you have some amazing images I can only dream of

Yeah, Olly, I don't know you but I hate you.

Jk.

Thanks so much for sharing. I can't get enough of this stuff.

[Russe]

There's a lot of nebulosity around the Pleiades. The moving cluster is passing through a gassy, dusty region.

Olly

http://ollypenrice.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-Les-Granges/i-Z8vdsft/0/X3/M45%20COMPOSITE3%20FL-X3.jpg

Amazing!!!!!!!!

[ollypenrice]

Awe, I'm a harmless little old man who likes taking pictures!!!

(I'll have you in tears.   )

Olly