| OBJECT |
M45 - Pleiades (Seven Sisters) (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 400 light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS-60C @ f/6.2 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 690wsg @ -10C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 24x5min L (bin1x1); 4x5min ea RGB (bin2x2); AstroArt5, CS4, PI (cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
25 Sep 2020 - Las Cruces, NM PUBLISHED as "Reflector" magazine COVER PHOTO: http://jeffjastro.com/pubs/M45_AstroLeague_COVER_Jun21.jpg (!!!) AND: Selected by space organizer to have this image of Pleiades sent onboard a Vulcan rocket and my image will be sent to the Moon!!! |
