Messier 45 - The Pleiades (Antoine Grelin)

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Messier 45 - The Pleiades

Link: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/blog/m45-the-pleiades-star-cluster

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Messier 45 - The Pleiades

Link: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/blog/m45-the-pleiades-star-cluster

The beautiful Pleiades ✨

Messier 45 was the very first target we attempted with our first telescope. It’s funny because back then we forgot to take the cap off our guide scope and were guiding on a hot pixel the whole time 😂

A couple of nights ago I took my friend Mark’s SVX130 and QHY600C camera out to the desert for the first time, and spent just under 4 hours capturing M45 again. This is the result. 😃

I am absolutely in love with both this refractor and the camera. It really does feel like a high-end setup that I never thought I would be able to use back when I started astrophotography. I plan on going to image on every single clear night this week, so look out for some great images coming up soon!

More info: https://www.galactic-hunter.com/blog/m45-the-pleiades-star-cluster

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RA (center)	03h46m30s.47
RA (top/left)	03h40m37s.73
RA (top/right)	03h40m08s.14
RA (bottom/right)	03h52m18s.11
RA (bottom/left)	03h52m57s.79

Dec (center)	+24°08′48″.8
Dec (top/left)	+25°09′23″.9
Dec (top/right)	+23°19′18″.8
Dec (bottom/right)	+23°07′21″.1
Dec (bottom/left)	+24°57′15″.7

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