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M45 - LRGB, Jan Bielański
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M45 - LRGB

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M45 - LRGB

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Description

Open stars cluster M45 Pleiades is a one of the brightest object in Messier catalogue.
First image of the Seven Sisters from my current scope. I took a very few frames, so
project will be continued to achieve satisfied result.

Object: M45 (Pleiades)
Constellation: Taurus
Telescope: Tele Vue NP127is
Mount: iOptron CEM60-EC
Accessories: Tele Vue LCL1069
Session, filters and exposition:
-> 21,22.09.2023
- Baader CMOS Optimized L 11x300s
- Baader CMOS Optimized R 9x300s
- Baader CMOS Optimized G 8x300s
- Baader CMOS Optimized B 4x300s
Total time: 160min -> 2h 40min
Camera: QHY 600M
- Camera temperature: -15C
- Other parameters: Mode: 1 / Gain (ISO) 56
Image processing:
- PixInsight
- BlurXTerminator, StarXTerminator, NoiseXterminator

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Title: M45 from 2020 and TS-APO 130mm

Description: Image from TS APO 130mm for comparison.
Object: M45 (Pleiades)
Constellation: Taurus
Telescope: TS APO 130mm Photoline
Mount: iOptron CEM60-EC
Camera: QHY600M (gain: 56 / mode: high gain / temperature: -15C)
Corrector: APM Riccardi 0.75 (small) -> 682.5mm
Filters and exposition time:
- L (Luminance) Baader CCD 2": 30x300s - 2h 30min
- R (Red) Baader CCD 2": 15x300s - 1h 15min
- G (Green) Baader CCD 2": 18x300s - 1h 30min
- B (Blue) Baader CCD 2": 15x300s -1h 15min
Total exposition time: 23400s - 6h 30min
Image processing: PixInsight + Blur/Star/NoiseXTerminator + GraXpert
Date: 19.11.2020 / reprocessing 6.01.2023

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M45 - LRGB, Jan Bielański

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