Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  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, Benjamin Law
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M45 Pleiades

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M45 Pleiades

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Perhaps the most famous star cluster on the sky, the Pleiades can be seen without binoculars from even the depths of a light-polluted city. Also known as the Seven Sisters and M45, the Pleiades is one of the brightest and closest open clusters. The Pleiades contains over 3000 stars, is about 400 light years away, and only 13 light years across.

ES208CF 8” F/4 Newtonian on CGEM-DX; MPCC Mark III Corrector; ASI294MC-P; -15C;

96x300s (2019 September)+96x300s (2020 November)

Total of 192x300s (16 hours) ; 150gain; 30 Flats 20 Darks;

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M45 Pleiades, Benjamin Law

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