Wallpaper author:
JEAN-LOUIS FAIVRE
23 Nov 2023
M45 Pléiades
The Pleiades also known as the Seven Sisters, Messier 45, and other names by different cultures, is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth. It is the nearest Messier object to Earth, and is the most obvious cluster to the naked eye in the night sky
Dataset from which the image was processed
M45
6 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................QHY 600M
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 56.6008 Dec 24.1139
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Australia
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................10 Sept 2023 - 25 Dec 2024
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luminance | 367 | 2h45m | 27 |
| Red | 265 | 1h55m | 26 |
| Green | 265 | 1h55m | 26 |
| Blue | 300 | 2h10m | 26 |