Messier 45 Pleiades Cluster/Reflection nebulae [GMO_1, Robotic]

Iconic reflection nebula created by the passage of an open cluster of bright young stars through a dust cloud. The magnetic fields of the stars warp the dust into lines and swirls.

 

Dust preferentially scatters blue light and absorbs red and IR imparting a blue colouration to the dust near to the stars whilst in the bottom right corner the dust cloud appears more red.

 

Taken robotically at Grand Mesa Observatory, Colorado with the system 1 scope.

 

Camera: QHY600M 16-Bit CMOS

Pixel Size: 3.76 x 3.76 microns

Image Scale (1x1): 1.19 arcsec/pixel

FOV: 3.17° x 2.12°

 

Optics: Takahashi FSQ130

Aperture: 130mm

Focal Length: 650mm

Focal Ratio: F5

Guiding: Stellarvue 50mm

 

Mount: Paramount ME

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