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(IAAC) Obj: M 45 - Inst: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor

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Observation Poster: Steven H. Yaskell <steven.yaskell@wtnord.net>

Observer: Steven H. Yaskell
Your skills: Advanced (many years)
Date/time of observation: 4 Oct 2005: 2350 UT
Location of site: Stockholm, Sweden (Lat 59:33, Elev 61m/200ft)
Site classification: Suburban
Sky darkness: 5 <Bortle Scale (9 worst)>
Seeing: 6 <1-10 Seeing Scale (10 best)>
Moon presence: None - moon not in sky
Instrument: Bresser 4.8 inch refractor
Magnification: x40, x80
Filter(s): 
Object(s): M 45
Category: Open cluster.
Class: 
Constellation: Taurus
Data: mag   size 
Position: RA :  DEC :
Description:
A striking sight with an Erfel (20mm)  x50. Entire
 view with an old 1/1/4 inch Celestron Kellner (x20)
 but a bit too bright.   Er. 20 mm gives a near-total 
view, clipping off Atlas one way and Taygete the other.

Alcyone (Eta) is razor sharp, diamond clear if
 reddish with a three star asterism beside it. 
(Mars 10 or so degrees slightly SE seems to be the
 same color.) Head SE and you discover a small 
“triangulum” between Eta and Merope. Together with
 Alcyone, Merope, Maia and Electra to the S, you
obtain a small quadrilateral. A broken necklace of 
stars streams E of Merope. Atlas to far W shades
 variable Pleione,  Far to S Taygete appears to 
wander off. A candelabra of whitish yellow stars 
to my 40+ old eyes. I saw more blue when I observed
 this cluster with large power optics when younger.
 In 10x50 binoculars I still observe the entire object 
strongly bluish.
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