Messier 45, The Pleiades Open Cluster

The Pleiades

Messier 45, The Pleiades Open Cluster
Messier 45, The Pleiades Open Cluster

ASOD: ” The Pleiades”

Object Name: The Pleiades, Messier 45

Object Type: Open Cluster

Date: 12/3/2013

Location: A Coruña, Galicia. Spain.

Media: pencil, white paper, color invert and enhance with Gimp.

Nikon Astroluxe 10×70

Seein: 3/5 (good)

One of our favourite cluster, M45 is a real handful of gems in the sky.
The sketch was done in two steps. I did the main draw in first night and correct some positions in the second night.

2 thoughts on “The Pleiades”

  1. Angel,

    Very nice blue-hot star glowing young cluster.
    I like this capture of the Pleiades.

    Frank

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