M45 : The Pleiades in Taurus
The Pleiades or "seven sisters" is the finest open cluster in the night sky. Almost lost two sisters on the left. I like this orientation of the camera where the bright red star in the upper corner contrasts with the nebulosity.
A large version of this image is here (1280x1912, 800k).
Information about this object can be found on the SEDS website and on Wikipedia.
| Photograph Information | |
|---|---|
| Date | 10.28.2006 |
| Location | Clearfield Observatory |
| Telescope | AP130 @ f4.5 w/AP telecompressor |
| Camera | Canon 350D, Hutech modified type I |
| Exposure | Stack of 28, 5 minute exposures at ISO 800 |
| Notes | 40°F, 82%rh, good transparancy Calibrated with bias, dark and flat frames. Initial RAW conversion, registration and stacking in IRIS. Noise reduction in PixInsight LE 1.02 Additional adjustments in Photoshop CS2 |
