Pleiades – M45 – 7 Sisters
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The nine brightest stars of the Pleiades are named for the Seven Sisters of Greek mythology: Sterope, Merope, Electra, Maia, Taygeta, Celaeno, and Alcyone, along with their parents Atlas and Pleione. These beautiful blue stars are visible with the naked eye, and you see them daily on the road is they are the symbol for Subaru.
| Object | Pleides |
| Link | https://www.shetzers.com/pleiades-m45-7-sisters/ |
| Wiki Link | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades |
| Hemisphere | Northern |
| Constellation | Taurus |
| Other Names contained in image | M45, 7 Sisters |
| Imaging telescopes or lenses | Takahashi FSQ -106ED4 |
| Imaging cameras | QHY268M |
| Mounts | Software Bisque Paramount MYT |
| Focal reducers | None |
| Software | Software Bisque The Sky X, N.I.N.A., PHD Lab PHD2, Viking, PixInsight, Photoshop, Lightroom, StarSpikes |
| Filters | Astrodon LRGB Gen2 E-Series Tru-Balance 36mm unmounted. |
| Accessories | Moonlite NightCrawler 35 focuser, Maxdome II, Digital Loggers Pro Switch, Sky Alert Weather Station, Pegagsus Ultimate Powerbox v2, Starlight Xpress filter wheel. |
| Guiding Telescope or Lenses | Orion 60mm Guide Scope |
| Guiding Camera | ZWO ASI290MM Mini |
| Imaging Dates | 8/30/22,8/31/22,9/1/22,10/5/22,10/29/22 |
| Frames | Luminance: 51×180″ (3.7h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -10C, Bin 1×1 Red: 31×180″ (1.83h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -10C, Bin 1×1 Green: 28×180″ (1.75h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -10C, Bin 1×1 Blue: 26×180″ (1.75h) Gain 25, Photographic Mode, Temp -10C, Bin 1×1 |
| Integration | 6h 8m |
| Darks | 50 |
| Flats | 20 per Filter |
| Flat Darks | 40 |
| Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: | 2 |
| RA center | 56.6664 |
| DEC center | 24.17974 |
| Pixel scale | 3.76 |
| Resolution | 6280 x 4210 |
| Locations | Sirus 3.5m Observatory, Carbondale Colorado |
| Data source | Backyard |
| Seeing | Average |
| Post Processing Techniques | PixInsight to Photoshop to Lightroom |
| Median FWHM Pixels | L 2.209, R 2.118, G 2.115, B 2.234 |
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