Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  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, 



    
        

            George Tzellos
M45 - Pleiades
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M45 - Pleiades

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M45 - Pleiades, 



    
        

            George Tzellos
M45 - Pleiades
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M45 - Pleiades

Acquisition details

Dates:
Oct. 23, 2020
Frames:
Optolong L-Pro 2": 99×180(4h 57′) (gain: 1000.00) bin 1×1
Integration:
4h 57′
Darks:
50
Flats:
100
Flat darks:
50
Avg. Moon age:
7.33 days
Avg. Moon phase:
49.39%
Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
8.00
Temperature:
22.00

Basic astrometry details

Astrometry.net job: 4089370

RA center: 03h46m59s.9

DEC center: +24°0542

Pixel scale: 1.381 arcsec/pixel

Orientation: 77.755 degrees

Field radius: 1.166 degrees

Resolution: 5068x3360

File size: 97.5 MB

Data source: Backyard

Description

Wanted to see what I could get on a broadband target in one night under my city light polluted sky. It definitely needs more integration time to do it justice but overall I am happy with the results. The L-PRO proved to be a huge advantage in broadband imaging from the city.

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M45 - Pleiades, 



    
        

            George Tzellos