Cl Melotte 22 - The Pleiades

Apr 2026
Cl Melotte 22
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

2

The Pleiades also known as Seven Sisters. This was a winter project from Sept 2025 to Feb 2026.

Lights

Filter NO FILTER NO FILTER NO FILTER
Lights 111 3674 650
Single Exposure 30 sec 20 sec 60 sec
Total Exposure 55 min 30.000000 sec 20 hr 24 min 10 hr 50 min
Gain 80 80 80
Offset 200 200 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C -10.0 °C -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod NEEWER M521 20" Portable Desktop Mini
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar
Rotator K&F CONCEPT FH-03 Fluid Head

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Cosmic Clarity

Seti Astro Suite Pro

Siril

Syqon Prism

Syqon Starless

VeraLux Suite

Cl Melotte 22 - Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Subaru

Jan 2026
Cl Melotte 22
author image @jeremy Redford, MI

1

Pleiades, Seven Sisters or Subaru

Lights

Filter NO FILTER
Lights 4665
Single Exposure 20 sec
Total Exposure 1 days 1 hr
Gain 80
Offset 200
Temp (°C) -10.0 °C

Equipment

Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Telescope ZWO Seestar S50
Reducer None
Guide Camera ZWO Seestar S50
Guider None
Mount ZWO Seestar
Tripod ZWO Carbon Fiber Tripod TC40
Filter Wheel None
Eaf ZWO Seestar
Dew Heater ZWO Seestar

Nights

Capture Dates Moon Illumination
05 January 2026 Waning Gibbous (96.29%)

Software

Acquisition

Seestar
Processing

Siril