M 45  -  wide field


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Object identification (2.0MB)


Object data of M45

Object type: Open star cluster (I3r) with reflection nebula
Size: 110'
Magnitude: 1.6 mag
Constellation: Tau
Distance: 440 Ly
   
Notes: The Pleiades nebulae are blue-colored, which indicates that they are reflection nebulae, reflecting the light of the bright stars situated near (or within) them. Physically, the reflection nebula is probably part of the dust in a molecular cloud, unrelated to the Pleiades cluster, which happens to cross the cluster's way. It is not a remainder of the nebula from which the cluster once formed.

Exposure data

Date: 2017-11-17
Location: ATHOS Centro Astronomico / La Palma (900m)
Telescope: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.8G @ f/3.2
Camera: Nikon D800 (ISO1600)
Mount: iOptron Sky Tracker
Exposure time: 83x1min
Exposure time total: 1h23min
   
Notes: Image acquisition by CEDIC team (Markus Blauensteiner, Christoph Kaltseis, Bernhard Hubl)

Image processing by Markus Blauensteiner


 

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