Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  16 Tau  ·  17 Tau  ·  18 Tau  ·  19 Tau)  ·  19 q Tau  ·  20 Tau  ·  21 Tau  ·  22 Tau  ·  23 Tau  ·  24 Tau  ·  25 Tau)  ·  25 eta Tau  ·  26 Tau  ·  27 Tau  ·  28 Tau  ·  Alcyone  ·  Asterope  ·  Atlas  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  Celaeno  ·  Electra  ·  HD23155  ·  HD23156  ·  HD23194  ·  HD23246  ·  HD23247  ·  HD23289  ·  HD23325  ·  HD23326  ·  HD23351  ·  And 95 more.
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M45: The Pleiades

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The Pleiades is a an open star cluster approx 444 light years away and is located in the constellation Taurus . It is one of the brightest star cluster in the sky, easily visible even in some moderate light polluted areas. 

Camera: ZWO 2600mc pro
Telescope: TS Optics 90mm F6 CF APO
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6R Pro
Sky: Springtown, TX - Bortle 5 sky
Exposure time is combined 300s and 120s for 5hrs of integration total.

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M45: The Pleiades, Nebulosity_Media