M45, Bortle 6, 1hr: RASA+QHY294M (Torben van Hees)

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M45, Bortle 6, 1hr: RASA+QHY294M

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M45, Bortle 6, 1hr: RASA+QHY294M

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The Pleiades are an open cluster moving through dust clouds, approx. 444 light years distant from earth. It is easily seen with the naked eye from my light polluted backyard and a sight to behold even in small scopes. With my 12" newton I could even make out the nebula.

This was actually a mount test that the G11 failed spectacularly by drifting wildly due to worn down couplers. Also, I did not get the tilt quite correct yet and vignetting was awful. Still, I wanted to share this image that shows what is possible with the RASA in light pollution.

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RA (center)	03h47m00s.440
RA (top/left)	03h50m43s.208
RA (top/right)	03h43m02s.722
RA (bottom/right)	03h43m15s.350
RA (bottom/left)	03h51m00s.259

Dec (center)	+24°06′46″.100
Dec (top/left)	+23°28′24″.38
Dec (top/right)	+23°33′21″.12
Dec (bottom/right)	+24°44′50″.28
Dec (bottom/left)	+24°39′48″.20

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