M45
| Object | M45; " The Pleiades"; "The Seven Sisters" |
|---|---|
| Description | M45 is a reflection nebula and open star cluster in Taurus that I captured here with a modified DSLR, and a small telescope with a focal length of 360mm. It was shot in Southern Pennsylvania at Frank Colosimo's Blue Mountain Observing Field. |
| Rights Statement | This image is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). If you use this image elsewhere, you must provide an attribution (credit line) like this: M45 by Nico Carver is licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0 Licesnse. |
| Acquisition Dates | 11/08/18 |
| Locations | Blue Mtn. Vista Observing Field |
| Optics | Astro-tech AT60ED |
| Mount | iOptron SmartEQ Pro+ |
| Camera | Canon T3 (modified) |
| Filters | Astronomik UV/IR Cut |
| ISO | 800 |
| Cooling | -5C |
| Integration | Total: 45 Minutes; 95x30" |
| Software | Mount Control: iOptron firmware; Planetarium: Cartes Du Ciel; Acuisition: BackyardEOS; Polar Alignment: QHY Polemaster; Processing: PixInsight 1.8.5 and Photoshop CS6 |
| RA/DEC Center | 56.559, 24.064 |
| Orientation (E of N) | 84.3 degrees |
| Links | Flickr; WorldWideTelescope |
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