M 45 - Pleiades Cluster
M 45 - Pleiades Cluster
Visual Magnitude: +1.50; Apparent Size: 120 arcminutes
Scope: Celestron CPC 1100 11” Schmidt-Cassagrain with a Starzona HyperStar attachment and mounted on a wedge
Camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro with Optolong L’eNhance filter
Guiding: Orion 50 mm guide scope and StarShoot Autoguider camera using PHD2 software
Date: November 09, 2020
Frames: 31 x 60 second images at Medium (120 dB) gain
Stacked and Processed in PixInsight using flats and darks
Personal Appeal: beautiful cluster with unique wispy blue nebulosity