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M45: The Merope Nebula

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40 2-minute exposures in Bortle 5.

Image details

Telescope:   Sony ILCE-6300
Length:   193mm
Aperture:   31mm
F-stop:   f/6.7
Sessions:   1
Captured:   2022-01-09 to 2022-01-09
Lights:   30
Exposure:   120
Total exposure:   60 m
Ra:   3h 47m 37.2s
Dec:   +24° 06' 18.722
Size:   168.563 x 123.5 arcmin
Radius:   1.741 deg
Scale:   2.469 arcsec/pixel
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The star Celaeno (16Tau) The star Electra (17Tau) The star 18Tau The star Taygeta (19Tau) The star Sterope I (21Tau) The star Merope (23Tau) The star ηTau The star Atlas (27Tau) The star Pleione (28Tau) NGC1432 NGC1435 IC349 Barnard's Merope Nebula Maia Nebula Merope Nebula

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