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Messier 45 Alcyone & Merope

M45 Alcyone & Merope by Gerard van den Braak

Object data

Object type:

M 45 Alcyone and Merope

Size object:

24x32 arcmin.

Magnitude:

2.85 - 4.13

Constellation:

TAU M45 Pleiades nebula

Distance:

 425 LY

 

 

Exposure data

Date, time

2006-12-10    ~24.00 hour

Julian day number

2454 080

Location:

Zuidlaren, the Netherlands

Telescope:

Sugar-3 telescope 255mm F5,5 Newton

Camera:

ST 2000XM CFW10

Filters:

L: 3x3 min

  R: 3x3 min
  G: 3x3 min
  B: 3x3min

Temperature outside:

+6 0C

Temperature CCD:

-150C

Binning:

2x2

Size:

24x32 arcmin.

Imaged by:

Gerard van den Braak

Processing tools:

CcdSoft, Photoshop CS

Notes: