M45 and the Merope Nebula (Andrew Burwell)

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M45 and the Merope Nebula

Link: https://www.macobservatory.com

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M45 and the Merope Nebula

Link: https://www.macobservatory.com

I wasn't going to shoot M45 originally from the dark site. I've shot it multiple times before and have fairly good renditions. However after processing the first night, I could easily see the Merope Nebula, and many faint small galaxies. I also happened to be traveling at this time, so to keep things easy while on vacation, I spent a few nights on this target.

I was really surprised with the final results, upon first inspection it looks like many other images of M45, but this one really needs to be viewed at 100% to appreciate the fine filaments of nebulosity, and all the scattered galaxies in this image (there are maybe 100+ visible).

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Title: Merope Nebula

Description: Here's a slightly more processed close up of the Merope Nebula.

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RA (center)	03h46m56s.679
RA (top/left)	03h43m50s.224
RA (top/right)	03h44m03s.710
RA (bottom/right)	03h50m00s.198
RA (bottom/left)	03h49m52s.209

Dec (center)	+24°06′26″.39
Dec (top/left)	+25°07′32″.21
Dec (top/right)	+23°03′31″.10
Dec (bottom/right)	+23°05′06″.36
Dec (bottom/left)	+25°09′11″.38

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