Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Maia nebula  ·  Merope nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
M45 Pleides detail, Doug MacDonald
M45 Pleides detail
Powered byPixInsight

M45 Pleides detail

M45 Pleides detail, Doug MacDonald
M45 Pleides detail
Powered byPixInsight

M45 Pleides detail

Equipment

Loading...

Acquisition details

Loading...

Description

This is just over 6 hours of RGB integration at multiple exposure lengths to work an HDR version, catching the very bright stars without overwhelming the lovely dusty nebulosity. A total of 363 frames integrated, with 30, 60 and 90 second exposures at unity gain on the ASI183MM, cooled to -20C.

Comments

Revisions

  • M45 Pleides detail, Doug MacDonald
    Original
  • Final
    M45 Pleides detail, Doug MacDonald
    B

Sky plot

Sky plot

Histogram

M45 Pleides detail, Doug MacDonald