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. An addition of ten 1 minute integrations. Unguided. Clockwise from lower left are the stars: Sterope, Taygeta, Celaeno, Electra, Merope, and Maia towards the center.

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