Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  19 Tau)  ·  25 Tau)  ·  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  Sterope I (21 Tau)  ·  The star 11 Tau  ·  The star 18 Tau  ·  The star Alcyone (η Tau  ·  The star Asterope  ·  The star Atlas (27 Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16 Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17 Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23 Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28 Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (q Tau
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M45 The Pleiades, Gary Leavitt
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M45 The Pleiades

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M45 The Pleiades

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My personal favorite astro-object for imaging.  And the challenge is to get the nebulosity its rich blue color and the stars as sharp and rich as possible.  This image was a set of 50 subs, no darks, flats or bias frames.  Maximize the tones and keep the sky as neutral as possible.  Processed in DSS, PS and Astronomy Tools Action set.  Used a Canon 6Dii with a Tamron 100-400mm lens at 300mm on a Star Adventurer tracker and OPT Radian tripod.

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M45 The Pleiades, Gary Leavitt