M45 - the Pleiades Star Cluster 
Cluster with nebulosity in Taurus
Uploaded 1/7/25


 


            
This deep shot highlights
            the hordes of yellow dust surrounding this incredible cluster,
            of which only the nearest to the cluster are illuminated a nice
            sky blue color. Stars consist of both blue and gold supergiants,
            amongst hundreds of tiny normal stars that form this cluster
            in Taurus.


            
Technical Data: 8"
            f/2 RASA astrograph, ASI2600mm, RGB = 2 hours total, Happy Jack,
            Az.


            
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Instrument:  RASA 8" f/2
Mount:  Home Made GEM
Camera:  Color CMOS ASI2600 MC
Guider: ASI mini  w/80mm piggyback refractor
Exposure:  120m ( 2 min subs)
Location:  Happy Jack, Arizona, Elevation:  7000 ft.
Sky:  Seeing FWHM = 2 arcsec , Transparency 9/10
Outside Temperature:  45 F

Image Processing Tools: 
Maxim DL6:  Calibration
PixInsight:  Alignment, Stacking, Star Removal
Photoshop CS2:  Curves, Color Correction, Cleanup

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