Object: |
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M45, Pleiades Star Cluster and associated
nebulae
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Coordinates: |
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RA
= 03h 47m, DEC = +24° 07' |
Telescope: |
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Televue
NP-101 (4-inch f/5.4 APO refractor)
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Mount: |
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Losmandy
G11 German
Equatorial |
Guide
Scope: |
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Stellarvue
SV80/9D refractor supported by a Robin Casady TGAD (Tandem Guidescope
Aiming Device) |
Guide
Camera: |
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Orion
StarShoot
AutoGuider
with PHD guiding software |
Imaging
Camera: |
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QSI
583ws
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Filters/Exposures: |
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Astrodon LRGB --- Six 10-minute exposures
each filter, processed in MaximDL and Photoshop CS6
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Shooting
Location: |
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Gates County, NC
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Date/Time: |
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25
November 2011 |
Comments: |
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Also visable is Galaxy UGC2838 on the left side
of the picture about 1/3 the way down from top and very small. |