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M45: The Luminous Pleiades

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M45: The Luminous Pleiades Share this image.

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The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, are visible to the naked eye, resolve in binoculars and can be captured by regular cameras. This is the first time I've collected enough exposure to capture the delicate nebulosity that surrounds these beautiful blue stars.

Image details

Telescope:   Stellina
Length:   400mm
Aperture:   80mm
F-stop:   f/5.0
Sessions:   2
Captured:   2021-07-25 to 2021-10-09
Lights:   586
Exposure:   10
Total exposure:   1 h
Ra:   3h 46m 51.9s
Dec:   +24° 14' 8.737
Size:   64.485 x 42.647 arcmin
Radius:   0.644 deg
Scale:   0.687 arcsec/pixel
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The star Celaeno (16Tau) The star Electra (17Tau) 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 IC349 Barnard's Merope Nebula Maia Nebula M45

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