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M45 Pleiades / Matariki

Open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

 

ED102 FCD100, 0.8 FFFR, ZWO ASI294MC Pro cam - 12 subs x 120s @ 120gain, cooled to -15C

 

Used both APT and Sharpcap Pro for acquisition and afterflipping Sharpcap Pro images (Lightroom), calibrated and blended these into the stack using Pixinsight.

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Uploaded on November 4, 2019