Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  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  open cluster complex, Peter Myers
M45  Pleiades  open cluster complex
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M45 Pleiades open cluster complex

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M45  Pleiades  open cluster complex, Peter Myers
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M45 Pleiades open cluster complex

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Description

Andy Galasso (PHD 2) captured the the RAW data files and allowed me to post process.

Data acquisition detail

OTA: Stellarvue 115 F/7.0 with Stellarvue 0.8x flattener/reducer

CAMERA: QSI 683 wsg-8 @ -25deg. C

EXPOSURE: 5.25 hrs. over 6 nights

R:G:B 21x5min : 21x 5min : 21x 5min binned at 1:1:1

FILTERS: Astrodon LRGB

MOUNT: Astro-Physics AP 1100GTO

GUIDING: OAG Starlight Xpress Lodestar & PHD 2

Post Processing Nebulosity & Photoshop

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M45  Pleiades  open cluster complex, Peter Myers