Sometimes you see a remarkable “unreal” image just because of the conditions and equipment you are using. On December 26, I was using my SkyProdigy C130 with the DS26cTEC and a SkyGlow-Moon filter because of the bright gibbous Moon that night. When I slewed to the Pleiades, there was a reflection of moonlight due to the location of the Moon. The settings caused the reflection to appear as an artistic splash of light green, and since I was using a Newtonian telescope, bright stars got the special bright star diffraction effect. Here is what I saw on my laptop screen…
I captured the image and am using it for my laptop background.
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