Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
M45 the Pleiades star cluster, Tony B
M45 the Pleiades star cluster
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M45 the Pleiades star cluster

M45 the Pleiades star cluster, Tony B
M45 the Pleiades star cluster
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M45 the Pleiades star cluster

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M45 The Pleaides

                M45 The Pleiades located in the constellation Tuarus "The Bull" is a cluster surrounded by nebulosity from which the stars of the cluster have been made . Wispy looking in small scopes and Binnoculars the true colors and nebulosity are apparent in long exposure photography . This picture is a combination of 15 -3 minute exposures taken with Celestron Edge HD scope on CGEM DX mount using a Hyperstar lll lens for a focal ratio of f2 . A Sbig ST8300C one shot color camera was used guided by an Orion autoguider . Nebulosity 3 was used for acquisition and processing with finish processing and resize being done in AA 4.0 . Diffraction spikes were a result of the cables being back to the scope from the camera . This image was taken on September 27 -2014 from Colchester .Vt. 

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M45 the Pleiades star cluster, Tony B