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Archive scan 29 Aug 2026 · latest night 22 Aug 2026

Open cluster Taurus Complete

Pleiades

M 45

Integration

33.6 h

Light frames

4,554

Nights

19

Sessions

19

24 Jan 2025 to 20 Dec 2025

Pleiades (M 45) The finished picture → In the gallery as Pleiades

By scope

  • Seestar S30

    mosaic Complete
    Integration
    32.3 h
    Light frames
    4,100
    Nights
    16
    When
    10 Aug 2025 to 20 Dec 2025
    Exposures
    3,437 × 30 s, 663 × 20 s
    Filters
    IRCUT 4,100
  • Seestar S50

    mosaic Stacked
    Integration
    1.3 h
    Light frames
    454
    Nights
    3 (1 with the live stack only)
    When
    24 Jan 2025 to 28 Jan 2025
    Exposures
    454 × 10 s
    Filters
    IRCUT 454

Field of view

Each scope's frame drawn to scale, centred on the target. A mosaic covers twice the width and height.

S30 4.26° × 2.40° (mosaic) S50 2.58° × 1.46° (mosaic)

Every night

Night Scope Lights Exposures Hours
24 Jan 2025 S50 live stack only
26 Jan 2025 S50 82 82 × 10 s 0.23 h
28 Jan 2025 S50 372 372 × 10 s 1.03 h
10 Aug 2025 S30 237 237 × 20 s 1.32 h
12 Aug 2025 S30 213 213 × 20 s 1.18 h
14 Aug 2025 S30 213 213 × 20 s 1.18 h
29 Aug 2025 S30 174 174 × 30 s 1.45 h
31 Aug 2025 S30 261 261 × 30 s 2.18 h
1 Sep 2025 S30 209 209 × 30 s 1.74 h
4 Sep 2025 S30 286 286 × 30 s 2.38 h
6 Sep 2025 S30 274 274 × 30 s 2.28 h
7 Sep 2025 S30 291 291 × 30 s 2.43 h
8 Sep 2025 S30 288 288 × 30 s 2.40 h
5 Oct 2025 S30 312 312 × 30 s 2.60 h
23 Oct 2025 S30 86 86 × 30 s 0.72 h
10 Dec 2025 S30 277 277 × 30 s 2.31 h
13 Dec 2025 S30 410 410 × 30 s 3.42 h
19 Dec 2025 S30 516 516 × 30 s 4.30 h
20 Dec 2025 S30 53 53 × 30 s 0.44 h