Merope ( KuriousGeorge )

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Taurus (Tau) · Contains: 23 Tau · Barnard's Merope Nebula · IC 349 · Merope · Merope Nebula · NGC 1435 · The star Merope (23Tau)

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Merope

Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses: Planewave CDK24
Imaging Cameras: FLI PL16803
Mounts: Planewave L600
Filters: Astrodon 50mm B · Astrodon 50mm R · Astrodon 50 mm G
Accessories: FLI CFW-5-7 · Planewave EFA · Hedrick Focuser · Planewave Delta-T
Software: Adobe Photoshop · Diffraction Limited MaxIm DL · Planewave PWI4 · PixInsight 1.8 · Sequence Generator Pro · Photoshop CS3 · Planewave PWI3
Guiding Cameras: Starlight Xpress Ultrastar M

Dates:: Dec. 4, 2021
Frames:: Astrodon 50 mm G: 8×300″(40′) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon 50mm B: 10×300″(50′) -20°C bin 1×1
Astrodon 50mm R: 8×300″(40′) -20°C bin 1×1
Integration:: 2h 10′
Darks:: 20
Flats:: 60
Flat darks:: 60
Bias:: 20
Avg. Moon age:: 0.21 days
Avg. Moon phase:: 0.05%
Mean SQM:: 21.30
Mean FWHM:: 2.00

RA center: 03h46m11s.349

DEC center: +23°53′46″.48

Pixel scale: 0.467 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: -178.152 degrees

Field radius: 0.348 degrees

WCS transformation: thin plate spline

More info:Open

Resolution: 3613x3957

File size: 2.7 MB

Locations: KG Observatory, Julian, CA, United States

Data source: Backyard

I was curious on how the 24" might capture Pleiades. We'll here's one of the sisters.

"In Greek mythology, Merope is one of the seven Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione. Pleione, their mother, is the daughter of Oceanus and Tethys and is the protector of sailors. Their transformation into the star cluster known as the Pleiades is the subject of various myths."

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	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
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RA (center)	03h46m11s.349
RA (top/left)	03h45m07s.734
RA (top/right)	03h47m10s.605
RA (bottom/right)	03h47m15s.168
RA (bottom/left)	03h45m11s.848

Dec (center)	+23°53′46″.48
Dec (top/left)	+23°38′48″.15
Dec (top/right)	+23°37′54″.16
Dec (bottom/right)	+24°08′42″.90
Dec (bottom/left)	+24°09′37″.57

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