Wallpaper author:
Joe Fonseca
03 Apr 2020
M45 Pleiades
The Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, are an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the star clusters nearest Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.
12 min total exposure time
*Updated photo, reprocessed without Halpha (8/21/22)*
Dataset from which the image was processed
M45
24 credit
- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI PL16083
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 56.75 Dec 24.11667
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Northern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Spain
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Nov 2019 - 06 Dec 2021
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 218 | 4h33m | 75 |
| Red | 214 | 4h27m | 75 |
| Luminance | 488 | 10h2m | 74 |
| Blue | 234 | 4h48m | 74 |
| Halpha | 12 | 15m | 74 |