M45 — Pleiades · M45
M45, the Pleiades or Seven Sisters — a young open cluster ~444 light-years away in Taurus, its hot blue stars veiled in blue reflection nebulosity. Wide-field DSLR view.
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Processing notes
Nikon D750 + Nikkor 55–300 mm (~280 mm) on the EQ5 Pro, 30 s subs. Stacked in Siril, then background-extracted and balanced to keep the blue reflection nebulosity.