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Open cluster M45 Pleiades

just 25 minutes of data here (5 x5 mins). I took some shorter exposures but they were quite noisy. Ive concentrated on the wispy reflection nebulae so the red stars are a bit colourless.

 

The diffraction spikes were due to a bristle from a blower brush getting stuck on the flattener! Ive just left them in!

 

480/80mm refractor with 1.0 x field flattener. Canon 60Da with Hutech LPA filter.

 

Camera controlled with backyard EOS.

Ioptron ZEQ25GT mount with SSAG/PHD autoguider.

 

Images processed in PixInsight and Photoshop

 

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Uploaded on November 16, 2014
Taken on December 23, 2014