Wallpaper author:
yoshiharu yamashita
09 Feb 2023
ZOOM INTO THE PLEIADES
The Pleiades is an asterism and an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the northwest of the constellation Taurus. At a distance of about 444 light-years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth.
Dataset from which the image was processed
M45
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- Type of target............................................................................................................................Open Cluster
- Camera............................................................................................................................FLI ProLine PL9000
- Target coordinates............................................................................................................................RA 56.75 Dec 24.11669
- Hemisphere............................................................................................................................Southern
- Telescope location............................................................................................................................Chile
- Transient event............................................................................................................................No
- Observed on............................................................................................................................18 Nov 2020 - 06 Dec 2020
Filter | Avg Exp (s) | Total Exposure | Subframes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 180 | 45m | 15 |
| Luminance | 180 | 45m | 15 |
| Red | 180 | 45m | 15 |
| Green | 180 | 45m | 15 |