Astrophotography – Messier 45

Messier 45
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Notes – Messier 45

-  M45, Melotte 22 (Mel 22), OCL 180, also the Seven Sisters or Pleiades.
-  most people see no more than six stars but those with exceptional vision can count from 11 to 18.
-  the brightest star being mag -2.9 – Alcyone (η Tau).
-  surrounded by the extremely large and faint Merope Nebula (IC349), which is visible telescopically under very dark skies but more easily photographed on blue sensitive film.

 

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