![The Pleiades and the comet PanSTARSS. Technical data: 60 exposures of 90 seconds with telephoto lens 200 mm f/1.8, ISO 1600, modified Canon EOS 6D camera. Center, (RA): 03h 45m 39.227s, (DEC): + 23 ° 48 '16.552”. Angular field: 10.8 ° x 7.1 ° Scale: 7 arc The Pleiades and the comet PanSTARSS. Technical data: 60 exposures of 90 seconds with telephoto lens 200 mm f/1.8, ISO 1600, modified Canon EOS 6D camera. Center, (RA): 03h 45m 39.227s, (DEC): + 23 ° 48 '16.552”. Angular field: 10.8 ° x 7.1 ° Scale: 7 arc](/sites/default/files/styles/crop_square_2_2_to_320px/public/images/gallery/news/prensa1303_2924.jpg?itok=qR-i8gSp)
This picture, obtained within the framework of the IAC project “GALÁCTICA” funded by the FECYT, it is been chosen as Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) by NASA.
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