Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  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
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M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total), Victor Land
M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total)
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M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total)

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M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total), Victor Land
M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total)
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M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total)

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Description

M45 through 70/420 ED with 0.8 reducer on Meade LXD75 mount.

Canon EOS 700D (unmodified) with Semi-Apo filter.

Multiple sessions in December 2019 through March 2020.

I have to thank Cyber @Astroforum.nl for some assistance with post-processing.

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  • M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total), Victor Land
    Original
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    C
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Description: Added one night of more data... late in the season for M45.

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D

Description: Final picture, 4 hours 4 minutes net stack in DSS.
Some post-processing in PI (thanks to Cyber at Astroforum.nl) and Gimp.

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M45: final picture (4 hours 4 minutes total), Victor Land