Object Details:

•  Open star cluster  Taurus

•  Ra = 3 hours 47 minutes

•  Dec =  +24  degrees 7 minutes

•  Distance: 450 Light years

•  Size:         110'

•  Mag:       

Image Details:

• Instrument:  Celestron 9.25 SCT Reduced 6.3@ f/6.3 (1481mm) focal length
• Mount:         Losmandy G11
• Camera:       SBIG ST-2000XM with CFW8 Color Filter 
• Filters & Exposure Times:  
  • L:       24 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1
  • R:      6 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    G:      6 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
    B:      6 x 5 minutes binned     1 x 1 
• Total  exposure time: 3.5 hours
• Software: CCDStack, Adobe Photoshop
• Location: Saratoga California
• Date: Jan 2012

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