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M45 The Pleiades

Object M45 The Pleiades

Ą Greek Mythology
The seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione. They were pursued by the hunter Orion until Zeus changed them into a cluster of stars.

Ą Astronomy
A well-known open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. Six (or more) stars are visible to the naked eye but there are actually some five hundred in the cluster, formed very recently in stellar terms. Also called The Seven Sisters.

ORIGIN via Latin from Greek.

Captured at the Chiefland Star Party 2008

Date October 26, 2008

Photographer Mark Jenkins

Telescope Astro-Physics Traveler

Camera Canon 50D

Other Equipment Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO

Technique 134 x 1 minute unguided subs

Software Deep Sky Stacker, Adobe Photoshop CS3

Object	M45 The Pleiades Ą Greek Mythology The seven daughters of the Titan Atlas and the Oceanid Pleione. They were pursued by the hunter Orion until Zeus changed them into a cluster of stars. Ą Astronomy A well-known open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus. Six (or more) stars are visible to the naked eye but there are actually some five hundred in the cluster, formed very recently in stellar terms. Also called The Seven Sisters. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek. Captured at the Chiefland Star Party 2008
Date	October 26, 2008
Photographer	Mark Jenkins
Telescope	Astro-Physics Traveler
Camera	Canon 50D
Other Equipment	Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
Technique	134 x 1 minute unguided subs
Software	Deep Sky Stacker, Adobe Photoshop CS3