The Pleiades are
among those objects which are known since the earliest times. At least 6 member
stars are visible to the naked eye.
Image of M45 obtained on March
7. 2011 through Megrez 80 triplet fluorite APO, TeleVue field flattener/focal reducer 0,8x.
CCD kamera: SBIG ST8300C;
Exp.: 10x240 sec.
Mount: Celestron CGEM, guided through a Celestron EdgeHD 9,25 and QHY5 CCD guider.

"Close-up" image is obtained through Megerz 80 Apo 80/480; TeleVue 0,8x field flatenner/reducer and 5x10 minutes on Starlight Express SXVF-M8C CCD camera (2008).

Pleiades obtained through a Megrez 80 triplet
fluorite APO, TeleVue field flattener/focal reducer 0,8x, Cannon EOS 300D (5x300
second exposure at 1600ASA dark subtracted and assembled in Photoshop).

One of my older
M45 image obtained through a Telephoto lens 200mm/f:3,5 exposed 300 sec. on
Pixcell 237 CCD.

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