Object: M45 - Open cluster in Taurus - The Pleiades Date: December 12, 1998 - 23:04 UT Scope: 300mm lens for medium format cameras Camera: Yashica FX3 Detail: Exposure time was 25 minutes on Kodak Gold 400 Film Hand guided with Meade 2045D and 12mm illuminated reticle eyepiece Image scanned from positive print and processed with PaintShop Pro 4 Notes: The Merope nebula is easily visible. This lens is strongly underccorected in the violet and deep red wavelengths