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December 24 2009

The Pleiades Star Cluster


Messier 45 The Seven Sisters contains hundreds of stars, its brightest stars: Alcyone, Atlas, Electra, Maia, Merope, Taygeta and Pleione are visible to the naked eye. The stars in the Pleiades are thought to have formed together around 100 million years ago, making them 1/50th the age of our sun.

TAKE AT S. BERTELEMEY WITH THIS SET-UP
telescope: TOA 130 F/5.8
camera: Canon EOS 30D at 800 iso
11 X 7 minutes
autoguide: SBIG ST4
cler sky
stefano arrigoni

Submitted by: Stefano Arrigoni (stefano arrigoni)Location: S. BERTELEMEYDate: November 21 2009

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December 24 2009