M45
- The Pleiades - in Taurus
M45 - The Pleiades in Taurus
Much has been written on this cluster. It has been known since
antiquity. It is easily visible with the unaided eye from all but the
most light polluted skies. Here are two articles for those who would
like to read more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_(Greek_mythology)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_(star_cluster)
Scope: Astro-Physics AP155EDF
Mount: Paramount MX
Camera: Moravian Instruments G4 (16803) with Astrodon Gen II LRGB
filters
RGB 9/11/14 x 10 min R/G/B
Lucknow, Ontario, Canada
November, 2020
Captured with TSX and CCD-Commander
Processed in PixInsight (calibration, stacking, colour calibration) and
then Photoshop CC 2021
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