Observation by Graham Winstanley: M45 Pleiades

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Graham Winstanley

Observer

Graham Winstanley

Observed

2023 Jan 16 - 23:58

Uploaded

2023 Feb 11 - 23:47

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h48^m
Dec: +24°07'
Position angle: -0°52'

Field size

1°53' × 1°41'

Equipment

70ED refractor
SW EQ6
Atik 490ex CCD
Oag and ASI120MM guider

Exposure

Lum 20 x 180s; RGB 20 x 120s per filter

Location

Bassingham, Lincolnshire

Target name

Pleiades

Title

M45 Pleiades

About this image

There are 2 features to mention on the cropped image-

There are red spikes on some of the brighter stars. I have not seen this before but it is from the red filter. The order of the filters used was L-R-G-B. I would like to hear any possible explanations.

Look closely almost half way up the crop for a small red, green and blue dot. On checking Carte du Ciel it was identified as asteroid 164 Eva and it shows the movement over the duration of the imaging run as filters were changed.

Files associated with this observation

M45_ LRGB.jpg (1.3 MB)

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Simon Paul Davis, David Basey, Dave Smith, Peter Carson

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