Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  IC 353  ·  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  The star 7Tau  ·  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 - Plejaden, Gendra
M45 - Plejaden
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M45 - Plejaden

M45 - Plejaden, Gendra
M45 - Plejaden
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M45 - Plejaden

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The Pleiades taken at 200m f/4. With 80x75s my longest exposure so far. And due to its brightness quite easier to process than the faint nebulas in my other pictures.

What I really like is the nice contrast of the yellow star (HD23712) on the left side.

In version "C" I stacked a crop (50%) using the drizzle (3x) option of DSS. Therefore the pixel-size in that image is like a scope with 600mm focal length on a star adventurer (without guiding).

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  • M45 - Plejaden, Gendra
    Original
  • M45 - Plejaden, Gendra
    B
  • M45 - Plejaden, Gendra
    C
  • Final
    M45 - Plejaden, Gendra
    D

B

Description: Improved contrast.

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C

Description: 50% Crop with 3x drizzle.

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D

Description: Much brighter version of the image, which shows a bit of the faint surrounding nebulosity.

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M45 - Plejaden, Gendra