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| Object: | The Pleiades, M45 |
| Date: | 12/10/2005 |
| Site: | Palo Alto, CA |
| Condition: | Clear sky, with quarter moon - about 4th mag, 42 to 37 °F |
| Optics: | R200SS with Baader/Celestron coma corrector |
| Filters: | none |
| Camera: | Nikon D50, NR off |
| Exposure/ISO: | 11 exposures (total 35 minutes) @ ISO 400, plus 4 exposures (total 13 minutes) @ ISO 800 |
| Processing: | Photoshop: LFF subtraction, stacked in KIS 4.2, levels |
| Comments: | The sky was not dark enough to show the faint nebulosity. Otherwise, it was perfect for the Christmas season. |