Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  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
M45 New image, clearer night, Moleculejockey
M45 New image, clearer night
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M45 New image, clearer night

M45 New image, clearer night, Moleculejockey
M45 New image, clearer night
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M45 New image, clearer night

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A clearer (and colder) night gave me better data, I think. Tracking was pretty good, but after about 3 hours below zero C, the batteries in the smarteq were not producing enough current for me to move to a new object. But I like these results.

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M45 New image, clearer night, Moleculejockey