The Pleiades (Messier 45) with my APO refractor
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The Pleiades (Messier 45) captured with my backyard telescope. This open star cluster, located in Taurus, is made of hot blue and bright young stars and its distance is about 444 light-years.
According to the Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of the titan Atlas: Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celaeno, Sterope, and Merope. In Ancient Greece, the role of the Pleiades was that of companions and attendants to the goddess of the hunt, Artemis.
Date: 2021-11-07
Location: Richmond Hill (ON)
Scope: Explore Scientific ED80CF
Mount: Celestron CG-5
Camera: ASI533MC PRO (cooled at -10°C)
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme (narrowband filter)
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm mini + ASI224MC, PHD2
Software: NINA, PixInsight, GIMP
Total integration time: 15 minutes (5x180sec.), dark, flat, bias
Mount: Celestron CG-5
Camera: ASI533MC PRO (cooled at -10°C)
Focuser: ZWO EAF
Filter: Optolong L-eXtreme (narrowband filter)
Guide Scope: Orion 50mm mini + ASI224MC, PHD2
Software: NINA, PixInsight, GIMP
Total integration time: 15 minutes (5x180sec.), dark, flat, bias
