Philipp
Salzgeber
Wolfurt / Austria
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The Plejades -
M45
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The Plejades,
also known as Messier 45 are a very beautiful open cluster
of young blue stars. The blue light of the brightest star
is reflected by the interstellar medium which results in
the blue reflection nebula visible in this picture.
Scanning was
done like described on the M42 Page
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Telescope:
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Vixen R130S,
5.1" Newton Telescope on Super Polaris GEM -> equipment |
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Camera
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Nikon FM2 |
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Film
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Kodak Supra
400 |
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Exposure:
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1x20 min |
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Date:
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2002-01-11 |
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Processing:
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Star
Shaping as described by Matt
Ben Daniel
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Location:
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Bödele
above Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria (elev. ~1000m), temperature:
-5°C. |
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