Messier 45 in Taurus, Pleiades
Open cluster M45 with OIII nebulosity in Taurus.
The Pleiades or the Seven Sisters.
Hover over the image for an annotated view.
Date: 1 September 2022 (54 frames) and 15 January 2023 (61 frames)
FOV: approximately 4° 32' × 3.0° 1'; the angular size of M45 is about 1.8°
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: One-hundred-fifteen 240 second frames using Pixinsight
Total Time: 7 hours 40 minutes
Processing: Pixinsight – SPCC, BlurXT, NoiseXT, GHS + Sat, Scale
Location: Darling Hill Observatory near Vesper, NY (1 September 2022)
and Selkirk Shores near Pulaski, NY (15 January 2023)