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M45 (Pleiades - Maia Nebula)

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Object Notes:
  • Constellation: Taurus
  • Location: RA: 03h 45m 49s Dec: 24d 22m 04s Epoch 2000
  • Type: Reflection Nebula
  • AKA: ngc1432, LBN 772
Instrument:
Ritchey-Chretien 32" Telescope
Focal Ratio:
f7.2 (prime focus)
Camera:
SBIG STL-11000 CCD camera
(See product review in July, 2004 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine.)
Exposure:
22 x 1 minutes Luminance unbinned,
7 x 1 minutes each R/G/B, binned 3x3
Guiding:
Off-Axis with STV Autoguider (Santa Barbara Instrument Group)
(See product review in May, 2003 issue of Astronomy magazine.)
See Photo/Guiding Equipment.
Date:
12/13/04
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