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
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M45 Pleiades LRGB, Bortle 9 skies, SparkyHT
M45 Pleiades LRGB, Bortle 9 skies
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M45 Pleiades LRGB, Bortle 9 skies

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M45 Pleiades LRGB, Bortle 9 skies, SparkyHT
M45 Pleiades LRGB, Bortle 9 skies
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M45 Pleiades LRGB, Bortle 9 skies

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I prefer getting out to darker skies when doing LRGB, but right now things are not conducive to doing so. M45 is an easy object to nab from light polluted skies, although I was very surprised at how much nebulosity I was able to grab. Not too shabby!

Posted image is a crop to remove vignetting

ASI1600MMC, -15C, Gain 139/Offset 21 (Unity)

L 60x30s

R 36x60s, 14x30s

G 36x60s, 14x30s

B 36x60s, 14x30s

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