Messier 45 (Pleiades)

Open Cluster (& Nebulosity)

 In constellation Taurus

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M45 is the most well known open cluster

consisting of around 350 stars and

is located around 440 light years away.

It is 43 light years across and is estimated

to be 125 million years old.

(M45 is the symbol of Subaru Cars)

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RA 03^h 47^m 24.00^s : DEC +24° 07′ 00.0″

M45 has a magnitude (brightness) of 1.6

and its size is 110'.0

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Imaging Scope : Takahashi Epsilon 160

Focal Length = 530mm

Imaging Camera : Canon EOS 400 DSLR

Guide Scope : William Optics Megrez 80FD

EQ6 Pro GEM Mount : Manually Guided using GSTAR-EX

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12 x 300 second exposures [60 minutes]

at ISO 1600 & ISO 800. Imaged in dark skies

Baldrine, Isle of Man, British Isles.

21:00 on 20/11/2009.