M45 - The Pleiades
| Object | Open Cluster and Nebulosity, The Pleiades (M45), in Taurus | |
| Telescope (Photo) |
1) Celestron 11" EdgeHD SCT OTA
with Hyperstar @ f/2 on Losmandy G-11 Mount 2) Televue 85 Refractor w/0.8 focal reducer (f/5.6) on Losmandy G-11 Mount |
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| Telescope (Guiding) |
1)
Orion EON 80mm ED Refractor @ f/6.25 on Losmandy G11 Mount
2) Meade 90mm ETX SMT on Losmandy G-11 Mount |
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| Camera (Photo) |
1) Canon 50Dh DSLR (Hutech
Modified) 2) Canon 20Da DSLR |
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| Camera (Guiding) |
1) Meade DSI Pro III w/
PHD Guiding 2) Meade DSI Pro II w/ PHD Guiding |
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| Exposure Detail |
Combination of 58 images: 1) 40 images at 120 seconds each, ISO3200 2) 18 images at 600 seconds each, ISO1600 RAW file conversion, full calibration (flat, dark, bias, flat-dark), and image processing using PixInsight 1.8.9 |
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| Location |
1)
Cincinnati Astronomical Society's Dark-Sky Site (Adams County,
Ohio) (N38.876, W83.464) 2) Private Property at Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida (N29.406, W82.860) |
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| Date |
1) 09/04/2010 2) 11/27/2008 (all reprocessed 07/10/2024 and 12/17/2024) |