• Messier 45 in Taurus, Pleiades
    • M45
  • Open cluster M45 with OIII nebulosity in Taurus.
  • The Pleiades or the Seven Sisters.
  • Date:  15 January 2023
  • FOV:  approximately 4.5° × 3.0°; the angular size of M45 is about 1.8° (110')
  • Telescope:  Askar FRA300 pro (300mm f/5 Petzval)
  • Guiding:  ZWO ASI120MM mini mono guide camera,
  • ZWO 30F4 30mm mini guide scope
  • Computer:  ASIair pro Raspberry Pi
  • Mount:  iOptron CEM40
  • Camera:  ZWO ASI071MC Pro Cooled (-10°C) Color CMOS with gain 90
  • Filter:  Baader Light Pollution Moonglow filter with IR cut
  • Stacking:  Sixty-six 240 second frames using Deep Sky Stacker
  • Total Time:  4 hours 24 minutes
  • Processing:  GIMP – Levels, Curves, Saturation, Color Balance using Levels,
  • Brightness-Contrast, and star dimming using Value Propagate
  • Location:  Selkirk Shores near Pulaski, NY