Observation by Martina McGovern: Pleiades Cluster

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Martina McGovern

Observer

Martina McGovern

Observed

2018 Jan 19 - 23:00

Uploaded

2019 Apr 01 - 21:25

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h45^m
Dec: +24°05'
Position angle: +17°52'

Field size

3°04' × 2°19'

Equipment

Nikon D5100
Tripod, iOptron Sky watcher Pro tracker
Lens focal length 240mm i.e. 35mm equivalent of 360mm.

Exposure

F/5.6, 120sec, ISO-800 & Metering mode was Centre weighted Average

Location

Near Cambridge city UK

Target name

Pleiades Cluster (Seven sisters)

Title

Pleiades Cluster

Files associated with this observation

Pleiades 19Jan18a1.jpg (1.0 MB)

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Jeremy Shears, Martin Lewis, Andy Wilson, Honor Wheeler, Andrew Dumbleton

Comments

Jeremy Shears, 2019 Apr 02 - 07:56 UTC

Lovely capture of the nebulosity!

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