<p>The object inside the red circle is indeed The Pleiades. Note that it is not a constellation, it is an open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus.</p>
<p>A good way to identify constellations in a photograph is to use the <a href="https://nova.astrometry.net/upload" rel="noreferrer">Astrometry</a> website, where you can upload a photograph of the sky and the application searches for the constellation it belongs to.</p>

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2023-02-28T13:21:11.373Z
thanks for the answer! I tried Astrometry, it unfortunately didn't recognise the photo
pacman
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2023-03-01T15:22:51.747Z
It's also considered an asterism -- a recognizable formation smaller than a constellation.
Barmar
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2023-03-01T20:52:36.223Z
@pacman for "fun" you might try to crop just the cluster itself and re-run it in Astrometry. I've never had any success with that site, ever, but I've always tried large areas of the sky from a handheld camera or similar, and I think it's primarily a "plate solver" meaning used for images taken through telescopes (i.e. small fields of view). Also just for "fun" [How (the heck) does Astrometry.net work?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/33575/7982) which seems to suggest that other people DO have success with wide angle photos, just not me :-)
uhoh
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Albert
<p>These are the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades" rel="noreferrer">Pleiades</a>. I verified it comparing your photo with the Stellarium app.</p>

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Ralf Kleberhoff
<p>I did a photo of the night sky and wanted to find a constellation on it. I've suggestion that it is Delphinus constellation. Could you please help me figure it out. Also, I'm curios about good way to figure out constellations on a photo.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/rj7SI.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/rj7SI.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2023-03-01T02:05:33.703Z
aahhh the Pleiades are lovely. Do you see the blue tinge around them in your photo? That's the nebulosity from dust reflecting the light of the blue stars
Aaron F
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2023-03-02T14:20:17.650Z
I think when asking such questions, it would be helpful to know place, time and direction. Still some specialists can tell without knowing that.
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Small bright constellation on the photo
pacman
# Small bright constellation on the photo

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-02-28)

I did a photo of the night sky and wanted to find a constellation on it. I've suggestion that it is Delphinus constellation. Could you please help me figure it out. Also, I'm curios about good way to figure out constellations on a photo.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/rj7SI.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/rj7SI.jpg)

**Tags:** observational-astronomy, amateur-observing, photography, constellations

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: aahhh the Pleiades are lovely. Do you see the blue tinge around them in your photo? That's the nebulosity from dust reflecting the light of the blue stars  
> **username_2**: I think when asking such questions, it would be helpful to know place, time and direction. Still some specialists can tell without knowing that.  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_6 on 2023-02-28. Score: 13 | Accepted answer

These are the [Pleiades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades). I verified it comparing your photo with the Stellarium app.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2023-02-28. Score: 27

The object inside the red circle is indeed The Pleiades. Note that it is not a constellation, it is an open star cluster located in the constellation Taurus.

A good way to identify constellations in a photograph is to use the [Astrometry](https://nova.astrometry.net/upload) website, where you can upload a photograph of the sky and the application searches for the constellation it belongs to.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: thanks for the answer! I tried Astrometry, it unfortunately didn't recognise the photo  
> **username_4**: It's also considered an asterism -- a recognizable formation smaller than a constellation.  
> **username_5**: @username_0 for "fun" you might try to crop just the cluster itself and re-run it in Astrometry. I've never had any success with that site, ever, but I've always tried large areas of the sky from a handheld camera or similar, and I think it's primarily a "plate solver" meaning used for images taken through telescopes (i.e. small fields of view). Also just for "fun" [How (the heck) does Astrometry.net work?](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/q/33575/7982) which seems to suggest that other people DO have success with wide angle photos, just not me :-)  

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