M45 - The Pleiades
| Object | Open Cluster, The Pleiades (M45), in Taurus; Merope Nebula (IC349); Maia Nebula (NGC1432) | |
| Telescope (Photo) | Televue 85 refractor w/0.8 focal reducer (f/5.6) | |
| Telescope (Guiding) | Meade LX200GPS 12" SCT @ f/6.3 | |
| Camera (Photo) | Canon 20Da DSLR | |
| Camera (Guiding) | SBIG ST-4 (direct drive of guiding telescope) | |
| Exposure Detail | Addition-combination of best 10 of 11 images at 480 seconds each, ISO400; RAW file conversion, full calibration (bias, flat, dark), and initial image processing using ImagesPlus 2.75; final image processing using Photoshop CS2 | |
| Location | Chiefland Astronomy Village, Florida (N29.409, W82.860) | |
| Date | 02/27/06 |