M45

I got out this morning as the Moon set and caught M45 as it passed overhead. This about 50 minutes worth of data that I captured with a modified Canon XTi and a Canon 70mm - 200mm f/4 zoom set at 135mm @ f/4.5. I noticed that the background is a tad milky and realised I caught the faint dust/nebula cloud that is present in this region. The bright blue nebula that is around M45 is a small portion of this cloud that reflects light from the stars in this cluster. Assembled in DSS and processed in PS7.

Thanks

Joe

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Very nice.

Peter

Cool! I like the wide field view.

Thanks Guys! Peter I love this lens. It has a wide range of f.l s, is sharp with out too much color. I noticed I was getting some reflections with bright objects so I took the skylight filter off and it seems much better.

Joe

Very nice Joe.
Love the FOV!


Robert