Another go at M45

Kieran,

This one is a keeper! Nice contrast, detail and colour.

Here is my effort from last month with a slightly smaller field of view: www.perseus.gr/Astro-DSO-M45.htm ...

Hi Anthony,
Wow what an image :shock: ! Just a note on the distance of this star cluster, I thought it was on the order of ~420 ly, but I think more recent measurements from the HST and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory places it between ~434 and ~446 ly

Clear skies
Mike

www.seds.org/messier/more/m045_d_hst.html

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the correction surrounding the distance to M45. I will update my webpage.

Hi Kieran,
What a great image the detail is excellent.

Well done