Pleiades and Merope - Messier 45
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| Photographer | Wes Stauffer |
| Optics | Takahashi TOA - 130F with Reducer |
| Mount | Takahashi NJP Temma 2 GoTo |
| Camera | SBIG STL 11000M |
| Filters | Astrodon LRGB |
| Dates/Times | November 23, 2005 |
| Location | Tiburon, CA |
| Exposure Details | LRGB - 60 Min Luminance , 40 x 40 x 40 RGB (10 Minute Subs) |
| Acquisition | CCDSoft 5 |
| Processing | CCDOps, CCDSoft 5, RegiStar, Sigma 11 (Pre-Beta) PhotoShop 7.0 |
| Notes | M 45, also know as the Seven Sisters and The Pleiades is an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus. The cluster contains hundreds of stars including Atlas, Pleione and their daughters - The Seven Sisters. |
