M-45 The Pleiades Cluster

Subject:	M45, the Pleiades Cluster in Taurus. 400 Light Years distant.
Telescope:	Celestron 8" at f/1.95 in Fastar mode.
Mount:	Losmandy G-11
Imager:	MX-5c Color CCD
Image Details:	This was an experiment to see how the the MX-5c could be used in Fastar mode and to use a Short Tube 80mm scope as a guidescope with the ST-4. An addition of two 5 minute integrations. Internal reflections within the scope account for the odd shapes towards the bottom of the image. Guided with an ST4 through an attached Short Tube 80mm scope.

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