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M45 showing nebulosity Test of new lens on M45 in Taurus. A cluster of stars, the bright ones are blue spectral type O and may only live for a few tens of million years. They are huge compared to the Sun and live fast and die young. Link-words: Messier Star

M45 showing nebulosity

Test of new lens on M45 in Taurus. A cluster of stars, the bright ones are blue spectral type O and may only live for a few tens of million years. They are huge compared to the Sun and live fast and die young.

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Filename:M45.png
Album name:Whitters / Messier Objects
Rating (1 votes):55555
Link-words:Messier / Star
Image date, time and location:16th November 2003 23:35UT
Telescope aperture and focal ratio:MX916 binned 2x2 using 500mm f8 Tamron mirror lens. Fifteen x 60sec exposures
Filesize:84 KiB
Date added:Nov 18, 2003
Dimensions:372 x 272 pixels
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