M45: Pleiades
M45: Pleiades |
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M45: Pleiades Cluster |
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Object Data |
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| Object type: | Open Cluster | |
| Size: | 110 arc min | |
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| Constellation: | Taurus | |
| Distance: | 444 light years | |
| Notes: | The blue reflection nebula around the bright stars once thought to be left-over material from formation of the cluster is actually interstellar dust clouds through which the stars are passing. | |
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Exposure Data |
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| Date: | 9/28/19 | |
| Location: | Little Blair Valley, Anza Borrego Desert, CA | |
| Telescope: | Takahashi FSQ106N | |
| Camera: | ZWO ASI1600mmPro CMOS camera with Astronomik LRGB filters | |
| Mount: | Astro-Physics 1100 | |
| Exposure time: | 40 min each LRGB | |
| Exposure time total: | 2.66 hrs | |
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