Pleiades / M45

Messier 45 (and NGC 1432 / NGC1435) 

 

 

 My best photo of the Pleiades - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius Details : - Date : 22/Aug/2023 - Exposures : 45x1min Lights, 10x1min Darks - ISO : 1600 Equipment : - Camera : Canon 6D - Telescope : Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener) - Mount : EQ5 modified with Onstep 

 Description 

 The Pleiades also known as Seven Sisters and Messier 45 (M45), is an asterism of an open star cluster containing young B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light-years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the nearest Messier object to Earth, being the most obvious star cluster to the naked eye in the night sky. It contains the reflection nebulae NGC 1432, an HII region, and NGC 1435, known as the Merope Nebula. Around 2330 BC the Pleiades marked the vernal point. Due to the brightness of its stars, the Pleiades is viewable from most areas on Earth, even in locations with significant light pollution. 

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 Personal Stats 

 First observation 

 📆 22/08/2023 📍 Santa Cruz, Portugal 

 Imaging sessions 

  Date Bortle Class Total Exposure Time 22/8/2023  Class 4  45min (45x1min) 

 

 Captured media 

 Photographs 

 

 My best photo of the Pleiades - Full resolution picture available on Telescopius Details : - Date : 22/Aug/2023 - Exposures : 45x1min Lights, 10x1min Darks - ISO : 1600 Equipment : - Camera : Canon 6D - Telescope : Svbony Apochromatic 80/448 mm SV503 80ED Doublet (0.8x reducer/flattener) - Mount : EQ5 modified with Onstep