M45
The Plieades taken with an 80mm scope and MX7c ccd camera
.This is an integration of 20X60 seconds at f5.6 with an ST80 scope mounted piggyback on an 11" .
the exposures were guided with AA3.0 and Star 2000 interface and all processing was done in AA3.0
Some of the nebulosity associated with the cluster is apparent in this photo .The predominantly blue stars are
due to the stars shining thru the reflection nebula .Much more of the nebula ia visible in longer exposures
but I think this picture represents more of the visual appearance of the nebula thru binnoculars
or a small scope . Tracking was an issue in this photo also as it made the stars "bloat" a bit the tracking did vary as much as one pixel
in both axis .
