Pleiades Star Cluster Through Cirrus Clouds in at a rocky saddle overlooking a mountain valley near Shimla

Pleiades Star Cluster Through Cirrus Clouds

by Kendra Rodgers

Steel-blue twilight washes the rocky saddle where the Pleiades cluster pierces a veil of thin cirrus clouds. Sharp granite boulders in the foreground show frost-dusted textures, their gray surfaces against the deep indigo of the winter sky. The star cluster glows with a cool, pale light, partially obscured by the wispy, translucent cloud layers that drift across the frame. Below the saddle, the mountain valley fades into shadow, its ridges barely visible against the darkening horizon. The clouds stretch horizontally, creating a delicate, gauzy texture that softens the brilliance of the stars. A jagged rock edge in the lower right corner anchors the composition, its rough surface catching the faint ambient glow.

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Pleiades winter night mountain saddle cirrus clouds star cluster rocky terrain twilight Shimla
Camera Canon EOS 650D*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS 650D photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 37mm
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter Speed 1/2000
ISO 100
Film flat picture profile graded in post
Location at a rocky saddle overlooking a mountain valley near Shimla
Date 2024-11-11
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 31.0130, 77.1566
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