The Pleiades (M45)
in Taurus
Éder Iván
The small
reflection nebula IC 349 (discovered by E. E. Barnard in 1891) close to
Merope is well resolved on the right image (200% size).
A high resolution crop can also be seen on the right (click for full resolution).
Image details
- Instrument:
- 300/1200 Newton, 3" Wynne (1130mm effective focal length)
- Camera:
- Home-modified Canon EOS 5DmkII
- Mount:
- Fornax 51 + Boxdörfer DynoStar
- Guiding:
- 72/500 refractor, Lacerta-MGen autoguider
- Exposure time, filters:
- 18x10 min ISO400
- Location, date:
- Ágasvár (Mount Matra), Hungary; 2009.09.20.
- Observing conditions:
- Transparency: 4/10, Seeing: 7/10, Temperature: +11°C
- Processing:
- ImagesPlus, Registar, Photoshop, Neat Image
