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THE
PLEIADES in TAURUS
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Technical
Details |
| Optics |
Takahashi
Sky90 - 90mm f/4.5 |
| Mount |
Paramount
ME |
| Camera |
SBIG
ST-10XME, CFW8 |
| Filters |
Astro-Don
+ ND-4 in the imaging train |
| Date |
Oct.
26, 2006 |
| Location |
my
backyard observatory in East Hartland, CT. |
| Exposure |
BRGB
= 88:30:30:30 minutes. 90 second exposures, all at 1x1 |
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The Pleiades
star cluster is 100 million years old and is at a distance of
380 light years. These stars are nestled within
blue-colored reflection nebulae. The nebulae reflect the light
of the bright stars. |
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