M45 - The Pleiades: A Star Cluster So Bright, It's Almost Cheating!

The Seven Sisters and Their Cosmic Veil

• Capture Date: 2012-02-21
• Credit: Cédric Thomas
• Location: ‘Le petit Borobia’ Observatory, remotely operated
• Telescope: William Optics FLT 110 TEC (oiled spaced) @ F/5.2
• Focal Reducer: William Optics AFR-IV 0.8x
• Mount: Sky-Watcher N-EQ6 Pro
• Autoguiding: LodeStar on 80mm guidescope + MaximDL
• Camera: Canon EOS 1100D (Astrodon modified)
• Exposure (RGB): 3h00 (36x300s) @ ISO 800
• Processing: DeepSkyStacker, Levels + Curves (Photoshop)