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The star cluster M45, better known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters, originally photographed on January 17th 2020. It was taken using a DSLR with 6 images at 2 seconds exposure, ISO 6400 and 300mm focal length.





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nice take , thx .
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Hello Philip. A very nice M45 image from you on the flickr site with just your DSLR. It is my favorite DSO, as it is so beautiful. Excellent contrast and lots of sparkly stars. Thanks for sharing the view with us on here Philip, and keep up the great work.
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Nice one Philip especially for such a short total exposure. Thanks for sharing.

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Very nice Bruce 👍
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