M 45 "The Great Pleiades" ( Stefan "Harry" Thrun )

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M 45 "The Great Pleiades"

Revision title: APOD 05/01/2023

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Takahashi FSQ-85ED
Imaging Cameras: ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
Mounts: Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro
Filters: Baader Blue (B-CCD) 36 mm · Baader Green (G-CCD) 36 mm · Baader Red (R-CCD) 36 mm · Baader UV/IR Cut / Luminance 36 mm
Accessories: Takahashi Flattener for FSQ-85EDX (TKA37582)
Software: Adobe Photoshop · Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight
Guiding Telescopes Or Lenses: Primaluce Lab 60mm Compact Guide scope
Guiding Cameras: ZWO ASI120MM Mini

Dates:: Nov. 25, 2022 · Nov. 26, 2022 · Nov. 29, 2022 · Dec. 11, 2022
Frames:: Baader Blue (B-CCD) 36 mm: 30×120″(1h) (gain: 100.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Green (G-CCD) 36 mm: 30×120″(1h) (gain: 100.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Baader Red (R-CCD) 36 mm: 30×120″(1h) (gain: 100.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Baader UV/IR Cut / Luminance 36 mm: 185×120″(6h 10′) (gain: 100.00) -10°C bin 1×1
Integration:: 9h 10′
Darks:: 30
Flats:: 25
Bias:: 50
Avg. Moon age:: 7.14 days
Avg. Moon phase:: 34.97%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:: 4.00
Temperature:: -7.00

RA center: 03h48m12s.5

DEC center: +24°21′21″

Pixel scale: 1.771 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 124.792 degrees

Field radius: 2.816 degrees

Resolution: 8192x8000

File size: 24.5 MB

Data source: Traveller

We all know the open star cluster M 45 Plejarden with its young hot stars.
If the dinosaurs had been astronomy, they would certainly have been denied this sight. The seven brightest stars stimulate the surrounding dust to shine. With a good telescope under a very dark night sky, these reflections are barely visible. The new SPCC color calibration in PixInsight is a fantastic innovation in image processing. In order to get a natural color impression of the stars, I applied the white reference B8V of the brightest Plejard stars to the image.

I hope you like the picture of M 45... clear skies

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Takahashi FSQ 85 EDX
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