The Seven Sisters (M45)

in Taurus

The Seven Sisters (M45)
Éder Iván
M45 details
Crops of the original image

The small reflection nebula IC 349 close to Merope (discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1891) is easily detectable in the unprocessed raw image (in 150% size).

IC 349, Merope Nebula

Image details

Instrument:
TMB 130/780 apo refractor with field flattener
Camera:
Home-modified Canon EOS 350D
Mount:
SkyWatcher EQ6
Guiding:
72/500 refractor, manual guiding
Exposure time, filters:
20x5 min, ISO 800
Location, date:
Lovasberény (Hungary), 2006.09.25.
Observing conditions:
Transparency: 5/10, Seeing: 5/10, Temperature: +8°C
Processing:
Iris, Registar, Photoshop, Neat Image

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