M45 - The Pleiades
One of the most dramatic examples of an open cluster.

  • RA: 03:47
  • Dec: 24:07
  • Size: 110'
  • Magnitude: 1.6
  • Distance: ~380-450 ly
  • Constellation: Taurus
  • Millennium Star Atlas: Vol. I, p. 163
  • Scope: 8" SCT at f/6.3
  • Autoguider: Handguided
  • Sky conditions: Clear partially moonlight night with heavy frost
  • Film: Hypersensitized Fuji Super G 800+
  • Exposure: 45 minutes
  • Date: 11-8-97

A reasonably good result although I was unable to get all seven sisters in the shot even with the focal length reducer.


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