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M45 - Pleiades

in the Taurus constellation

M45 - Pleiades

Instruments

Telescope, lens:

  • GPU 80/525 APO
  • Televue TRF-2008 Flattener

Mount, tracking:

  • SkyWatcher HEQ5 Syntrek
  • Lacerta M-Gen autoguider on a 8x50 finderscope

Camera, filter(s):

  • Canon EOS 350D (modified)
  • Astronomik CLS filter

Exposure:

Integration details:

  • 45x600s, ISO800

Location, date:

  • Veszprémvarsány, Hungary
  • 2008. December 25-30.

Weather conditions:

  • Temperature: -5°C
  • Transparency: 7/10
  • Seeing: 6/10

Where to find

Sky chart:

Sky chart:

Main objects:

Main objects:

Field of view data:

  • Orientation: 3.51°
  • Scale: 5.64"/pixel
  • Centre RA: 3h 47m 28.68s
  • Centre DEC: 24° 0' 22.61"
  • FOV width: 3° 0' 37.63"
  • FOV height: 1° 56' 56.94"
András Papp