Observation by David Basey: M45 without a telescope

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David Basey

Observer

David Basey

Observed

2016 Nov 28 - 20:30

Uploaded

2016 Nov 29 - 10:59

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h48^m
Dec: +24°14'
Position angle: -18°28'

Field size

3°07' × 1°57'

Equipment

Canon 1000D
Vixen Polarie tracker

Exposure

60x60s 250mm Canon zoom lens @ f5.6 800ASA

Target name

M45 - The Pleiades

Title

M45 without a telescope

About this image

An example of what can be achieved with just a camera tracking the stars.

The individual images were merged in Deep Sky Stacker then cropped and processed with Photoshop Elements 11.

Files associated with this observation

M45_20161128_Basey.jpg (1.1 MB)

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