Astro Gallery, Star Clusters, M45 Pleiades

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M45 Pleiades

Image contains Merope nebula, NGC 1435, Main nebula, NGC 1432, Pleione (28Tau), Atlas (27Tau), ηTau, Merope (23Tau), Sterope I (21Tau), Taygeta (19Tau), 18Tau, Electra (17Tau), Celaeno (16Tau)

Reference:	1001	Date taken:	November 2011
Location:	Les Granges, France	Imaging telescope:	Takahashi FSQ85 EDX
Imaging camera:	Atik 4000	Camera setpoint:	-20C
Mount:	Takahashi EM200 Junior	Guiding telescope:	ST-80
Guiding camera:	Atik 16IC	Filters:	LRGB
Light frames:	L=48 x 600s, R=32 x 300s, G=33 x 300s, B=33 x 300s	Integration:	16.2 hours
Capture software:	Artemis Capture	Guiding software:	AstroArt v5

Center (RA, Dec): (56.686, 24.098) Center (RA, hms): 03h 46m 44.622s Center (Dec, dms): +24 05' 54.136" Size: 2.62 x 1.85 deg Radius: 1.601 deg Orientation: Up is 88.9 degrees E of N
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