Pleiades with the Baader Apo – December 2025

My final project of 2025. I also used an exciting combination of technologies here. A successful test for the future?

van den Bergh 21 – Maia Nebula

The Maia Nebula is a reflection nebula in the constellation Taurus, located about 344 light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid November.

Pleiades and Mars with the OM 135 – January 2023

A reprocessed astrophoto with Mars and Pleiades using an Olympus legacy lens.

Messier 45 – Pleiades

The Pleiades (Messier 45) are a bright open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, lying about 424 light-years away, and reaches its annual culmination at astronomical midnight and is best observed mid November.

Pleiades over 3 nights – March 2021

Pleiades, again. Because they are so beautiful. This time with a lot more exposure time.

Pleiades – first deepsky night – February 2021

The second deep-sky object I had the chance to marvel at was the Pleiades. Is there any better way to start this hobby than with the Orion Nebula and the Pleiades?