Messier 45
"Pleiades" or "Seven Sisters"
Object Details: Located in the constellation Taurus, M45 is an example of an open cluster (of stars).
| Date |
December 30, 2005 |
| Location |
Starlight Observatory Glasgow , DE |
| Exposure |
RGB 30min total (1x10min sub each) 1x1 bin -35c |
| Camera |
Sbig ST2000xm |
| Scope/ lens |
Takahashi FS60C (nsv) w/ field flattener F4.4 (255mm focal length) |
| Filter(s) |
Astrodon I-series (RGB) & Lumicon Deep Sky (LPR) |
| Cooling |
no additional |
| Guider |
self guided 1x1 |
| Mount |
Losmandy G11 w/dsc non- gemini |
| Processing |
CCDsoft, Fits Liberator, Photoshop CS, NoiseNinja, |
| Notes |
Very poor conditions; thin cloud cover. See new version here . |
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