October 2015 revision
M45
Pleiades Cluster
An early DSLR revision of the Seven Sisters
Capture summary
Cluster in Taurus
Natural color
Broadband DSLR
Autumn target / wide composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
Same target, different years.
Older revisions stay in the archive so you can see how the target changed with different equipment, processing, and experience.
An early Pleiades revision from 2015, kept as part of the long-running archive.
Acquisition Data
Technical capture details from the public AstroBin record for this image. View on AstroBin.
AstroBin lists equipment details for this image, but no integration table was entered for this record.
Equipment and Software
- Telescope: Orion ST80
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Mount: Orion Atlas II EQ-G
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, DeepSkyStacker (DSS)
- Guiding optics: Orion ST80
Target Planner
Cluster in Taurus; best planned for September through November from New Jersey.
Autumn is a strong window for Cepheus, Cassiopeia, Andromeda, and late Cygnus fields.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Stable seeing helps star color, roundness, and tight cluster detail.
M45 is listed here in Taurus.
Current frame: Natural color / Broadband DSLR.
Calculating target altitude and moon context.
Use the full planner to enter a ZIP code, choose a date, and compare the target from your sky.
Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
