September - April
Description: Open Cluster
Common Name: Pleiades,
Seven Sisters
Messier Catalogue: 45
NGC: N/A
Constellation: Taurus
Size: 120 Arc Minutes
Visual Magnitude: +1.50
Distance: 430 Light Years
Pleiades
Pleiades
is
one
of
the
most
recognisable
asterisms
in
the
night
sky.
It’s
large
and
bright
and
when
its
up
you
cannot
miss it.
It
proceeds
the
rising
of
the
Orion
Constellation
which
chases
it
across
the
sky
throught the winter months.
Date Taken: 10/10/2018
Dark Site?: Yes
Telescope: Altair StarWave 70ED
Diameter: 70mm
Focal Length: 420mm
Reducer/Flattener?: x0.8
Barlow:
Mount: SkyWatcher EQ3-2
Guided?: Yes
Guiding Software: PHD2
Filter:
Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
ISO: 800
Video: N/A
Light Frames: 20 x 180 Seconds
Dark Frames:
Bias Frames:
Flat Frames:
Capture Program: BackYardEOS
Stacking program: DeepSkyStacker
Post Processing: PhotoShop CS3
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