Pleiades Star Cluster Reflection in Desert Oasis Pool in near Phoenix

Pleiades Star Cluster Reflection in Desert Oasis Pool

by Benjamin Stanford

Silvery winter light washes over a calm desert pool near Phoenix, where the Pleiades star cluster hangs perfectly still in a cloudless sky. Seven bright stars cluster together, their faint glow mirrored with sharp clarity in the dark water below. The pool sits within a rugged landscape of wind-sculpted sand and sparse desert scrub, showing isolated stillness. Cool tones dominate the frame, with the pale stars contrasting against the deep indigo of the night. The water surface remains undisturbed, holding the celestial reflection in a precise, glassy inversion that anchors the vastness of the sky to the arid earth. One pebble rests near the pool's edge, catching the faint starlight.

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Pleiades desert oasis Phoenix night sky star reflection winter night arid landscape celestial
Camera iPhone 12*AI-imagined, not shot. For real iPhone 12 photos, grab one online.
Lens 13mm f/2.4
Focal Length 13mm
Aperture f/2.4
Shutter Speed 1/2000
ISO 400
Film computational photography
Location near Phoenix
Date 2026-04-05
Credit VEETER
License Free for any use
Coordinates 33.3110, -112.1443
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