The Pleiades

The Pleiades
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The Pleiades

The Pleiades or seven sisters also known as Messier 45, is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. Visible to the naked eye they can be found by following the line of three stars in Orions belt.
SPECIFICATIONS
Telescope ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Telescope
SPA-1
Camera ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Camera
FLI PL16803
Location ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Location
IC Astronomy observatory, Spain
Date of observation ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Date of observation
Multiple dates from observation bundle.
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Filters
LRGB
Processing ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Processing
Pixinsight for integration, Affinity photo for post processing, used Nik Szymanek's article on the tone mapping persona as a guide.
Credits ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Credits
N.Streeter, Nik Szymanek
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