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M45 (no NGC): The Pleiades
RA:03 47 30, Dec:+24 06 00, mag: 1.5, Size:2deg., Dist: 385 l.y.
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| Object: | This open cluster, in the constellation of Taurus, is the most impressive in the northern sky. The image shows the bluish nebulosity which is difficult to pick out in a light-polluted sky. Current observations suggest this nebulosity is not associated with the birth of these young stars, but is rather a cloud of gas which is being illuminated by the Pleiades as they passes through it. | |
| Exposure: | L: 34x300s, R: 10x300s, G: 10x300s, B: 10x300s | |
| Equipment: | Pentax 75 SDHF f/6.6 refractor. Art11002 CCD. Astronomic LRGB TypeIIc filters. | |
| Location: | 11-13th Dec. 2007 22:30 UT, Oxford UK. | |
| Processing: | Images combined in MaximDL. | |