Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Maia nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  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 Pleiades (Curved spider test), Ivan Nair
M45 Pleiades (Curved spider test)
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M45 Pleiades (Curved spider test)

M45 Pleiades (Curved spider test), Ivan Nair
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M45 Pleiades (Curved spider test)

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I just replaced the stock secondary holder with an 1800 Destiny 3 curved vane spider to minimize diffraction spikes. I figured M45 was the perfect object to test this out on.

With the 3 vane spider, the smaller stars come out a little more like a hexagon than round and brigher stars have 6 short stubby spikes more like a star of david.

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M45 Pleiades (Curved spider test), Ivan Nair