m45pleiades_1680x1120

Equipment and other photo info:
Picture taken on October 10th, 2010.
Location: Petrova gora, Croatia, Europe
Triplet APO 115/800, QHY8, TS OAG9mm, QHY5 guiding camera
Exposure time: 15x600sec
Mount: EQ6 Vis upgreded to EQ6 SynScan

Processing software: Nebulosity, FixFits, DeepSkyStacker, PixInsight 1.0, Photoshop CS4
Object info:
In astronomy, the Pleiades, or Seven Sisters (Messier object 45), is an open star cluster containing middle-aged hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky. Pleiades has several meanings in different cultures and traditions.
More information about this object at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades_(star_cluster)