Reprocessed 2025:
Every year again — and lovely every time!
The Pleiades, also known as M45 or the Seven Sisters, are an open star cluster of more than 1,000 young, hot stars. They lie about 440 light years from Earth and are among the best-known objects in the night sky. The Pleiades are only about 100 million years old and offer insights into the formation and evolution of stars.
| IMAGE DATA | |
|---|---|
| Object | M45 Pleiades |
| Distance | approx. 440 light years |
| Date | 02.12.2024 |
| Exposure | Each 43x120 sec. RGB, 133x120sec. Luminance, Total approx. 8,75h |
| Mount | Skywatcher EQ6-R Pro |
| Telescope | William Optics Redcat 51 |
| Camera | ZWO ASI 2600mm with ZWO LRGB Filter |
| Guiding | Zwo Asi OAG with ZWO Asi 290mm Mini & Asiair |
| Software | AsiAir, Astropixel Processor, Photoshop CC, Topaz Deniose AI, Star X Terminator, Nik Collection 7 |
Here are my images from 2021 and 2022, as well as 2023.