Observation by Peter Mulligan: M45

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Peter Mulligan

Observer

Peter Mulligan

Observed

2018 Jan 07 - 19:35

Uploaded

2018 Jan 08 - 18:41

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h46^m
Dec: +23°58'
Position angle: -7°50'

Field size

3°39' × 2°29'

Equipment

Canon 1100D on Star Adventurer mount
with EF-S55-250mm lens

Exposure

60-50sec, ISO 800, Av 5.6, FL 250mm, Processed in IRIS

Location

Sheffield, UK

Target name

M45

Title

M45

About this image

Wide field view of one of the most imaged objects in the Galaxy. The Pleiades is the second nearest Galactic cluster to Earth after the Hyades, if you don't include the Ursa Major moving group.

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M 45_0.jpg (654.0 kB)

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