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M45, aka The Pleiades, also known as "The Seven Sisters", Dev (Dave) Prana
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M45, aka The Pleiades, also known as "The Seven Sisters"

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M45, aka The Pleiades, also known as "The Seven Sisters", Dev (Dave) Prana
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M45, aka The Pleiades, also known as "The Seven Sisters"

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M45, aka The Pleiades, also known as The Seven Sisters, redone:

Same data from Late March 2022, redone with new techniques:

12 x 300 sec exposures
30 x 180 sec exposures

WO Z73 doublet apo on GEM28 mount, no focal reducer for the galaxy season, only Field flattner with Optolong L Pro filter, ZWO 183MC Pro main camera, ZWO 120mm guidecam, ASI Air Pro, dew heater straps, and Jackery 550 and 290

Stacked 20 darks and 30 flats for each lights set in Pixinsight, and post processed in Pixinsight and touched up in Paintshop pro for clarity and vibrancy.

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M45, aka The Pleiades, also known as "The Seven Sisters", Dev (Dave) Prana