M45, The Pleiades Star Cluster in Taurus
Sketch and Details by Tomás Ruiz Lara
This Sketch was done with a common pencil and with cotton to sketch the nebulae around the stars (Taygeta, Maia, Electra and Alcyone).
Equipment used, 114 mm newtonian reflector f/8 with a Vixen Plössl 32 mm (28x).
What to say about M 45? The most famous open cluster of the northern hemisphere. The vision with an eyepiece with low magnification is spectacular.
Seeing: 3/5
Phase of the Moon: Gibbous
Object Name: M 45, The Pleiades
Object Type Open Cluster
Location Úbeda, Jaén, Spain.
Date 25 – Sept – 2007
Tomás Ruiz Lara
Tomas,
This is lovely view.
Marek
Tomás,
Beautifully done. That is the way I see it on a very good night. Very nice work.
Frank 🙂