Dontcha just hate when someone scratches yer lense? 
djm
It’s very, erm… blue. Pretty though.
Kind of looks like one of the Pleiades stars.
It is.
NGC 1435, pictured above, surrounds Merope (23 Tau), one of the brightest stars in the Pleiades (M45).
Aye, noticed that right after I posted. I had the edit screen up but got sidetracked with work.