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Dr Ski
Valencia Observatory
08/29/2019
02:40 am

Equipment Details:

Canon G9X, 11 X 70 binoculars
Eyepiece projection
3.2s, ISO3200

Image Details:

Red giant Aldebaran is #6 on my top 10 Binocular Targets list. It resides in the same field of view as stars of the Hyades cluster (it's not actually a member of that cluster; it's much closer to us). Smaller binoculars actually present a nicer view!