| M45 - The Pleiades LAAstro.com by Bill Patterson |
| Catalog: Messier 45 Magnitude: 0.0 Size: Constellation: Taurus Common Name or Description: The Seven Sisters |
| Click Here to Enlarge Image - 1200 x 800 - 280k - 30% of original size Click Here to Enlarge Image - 2000 x 1337 - 750k - 50% of original size Click Here to Enlarge Image - 2687 x 1791 - 1.2 megs - 67% of original size |
| Date Taken: 9/10/04 Location: Anza, CA Equipment: Takahashi FSQ-106 telescope & SBIG STL11000 CCD camera Exposure: LRGB = 60/30/20/30 (600 second individual exposures in luminance) Notes: A first light image with a new CCD camera. Note the faint nebulas IC353 & 354 in the frame of the image. |
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| Image processed using Rob Gendler's LLRGB techniques - process details at http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/LLRGB.html |
| Compare the 1200 x 800 version above with the traditional LRGB image at the following link: http://laastro.com/M45-LGB-A4C.jpg |
| Processing information below |