Michael A. Stecker
mastecker@gmail.com



 

 
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The Pleiades (M45) -- full color HaRGB

The Pleiades (M45) -- full color HaRGB
M45, aka: Seven Sisters or Subaru is in the constellation Taurus 444 light years from Earth.  The cluster is dominated by hot blue stars born within the last 100-million years.  Reflection nebulae give the blue color to surrounding dust clouds  This is a joint project of James Foster and Michael Stecker.
Click on the image to see a high resolution photo.
f
ile: M45-RGB4E2-4c.jpg

Photographic Data
telescope:
Sky-Watcher Quattro 250P (10-inch f/4 Newtonian telescope with coma corrector)
FL= 1,000 mm

mount:
Astro-Physics 1200 GTO
Guiding hardware:
SVBony 60 mm f/4 guidescope (fl=240 mm)
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI120MM mini

imaging camera:
ZWO ASI6200MM true color shot with Hydrogen-alpha, red, green and blue filters

exposure:
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Processing:
Stacked and processed by James Foster with Maxim DL software and post-processed by Michael Stecker in Photoshop Elements
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photographic site:
James Foster observatory at Frazier Park California
(Bortle 4 at 5,500 ft elevstion)
 
 
 
Galaxy UGC 2838

The edge-on spiral galaxy UGC 2838 is seen at the 3-o'clock position to the right of  M45