The Pleiades - an open cluster in the constellation Taurus at a distance of approximately 400 light-years and therefor part of our Galaxy. This open cluster is also known as Messier 45 (M45) and at least 6-7 member stars are visible to the naked eye - the brightes star has 3.0 mag.
It is a wonderful object for astrophotographers and for observation with an binocular or telescope.
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Mount
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G53F GTD G53F + Pulsar |
RA / DE
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03 47
/ + 24 07
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| Telescope |
LACERTA Newton 10"/f4 |
Size
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109'
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| Camera |
Moravian G2 8300 FW |
brightest Star
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3.0 mag
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| Filter |
Astrodon 1,25'' |
Mag. range
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| Exposure |
L 15x1min R/G/B 5/5/5 á 2min |
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Total
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45min
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Published |
Astrobin Image of the day 27/08/2015 |
| Software |
PixInsight |
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Location
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Inzersdorf im Kremstal /
Austria
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