M45- Pleiades Star Cluster

Posted: Apr 1st, 2026

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Technical Info

Telescope/Lens: National Geographic 700mm Telescope

Camera: Canon 2000D

Mount: Alt-az

Software: Siril

Exposure:

267 x 1" ISO/Gain: 1600

White, Bortle 8/9 zone:

Hawalli, Kuwait

Apr 1st, 2026

4 m

Resolution: 1462x1066 px

Scale: 318 KB

My first ever deepsky object!

Theres definitely a lot i could improve upon but struggled to take longer exposure shots with a manual mount..

Technical Info

RA: 3h 45.8m

Dec: +24° 22'

Distance: 444 light-year

Magnitude (V): 3.9

NGC 1432 info on 01 Apr 2026

10:00Rises over 15° - 10:00

22:00Sets bellow 15° - 20:45

85°Max Altitude - 15:00

19:26 - 04:18 Available - 8.87 hours

Moon Info

17:47

05:08

100%

Sun Info

05:38

18:06

Astronight: 19:26 - 04:18

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