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M45 - Pleiades

            M45, The Pleiades or the Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster in the constellation of Taurus. It is about 444 light years from Earth, and is among one of the nearest star clusters. It is also the closest Messier object to Earth, and is the most obvious cluster to the naked eye in the night sky.

The cluster includes hot blue luminous stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Reflection nebulae around the brightest stars is likely to be an unrelated dust cloud in the interstellar medium through which the stars are currently passing.

Taken using the ASI Seestar S50 on an almost full moon night from an area in central Victoria. It is great having a portable imaging rig that is simple a quick to set up. I am looking forward to trying it again on a moonless night.

Stacked and processed using PixInsight.

Equipment Used:
SeeStar S50
Inbuilt IR Cut Filter

Exposure Details:
90 x 10 second exposures

Total Integration Time: 15 Minutes

Taken on: February 25, 2024

Tags:

SeeStar

Astrophotography

ASI

zwo

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Sets appears in: • ZWO Seestar S50

Groups appears in: • Astronomy • Astro-Photography and Similars more » • Astronomy, Stars, Planets and Space • Astronomy for all • Astronomy Photos • Astronomers Talk • BBC Sky at Night and Stargazing Live • Starry Night Astrophotography • Backyard Astrophotography • The Universe: Astronomy Photography • ZWO ASI Astronomy • ZWO Seestar S50 Astro Images • Seestar S50 « less

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