Observations of object "M45 (Pleiades)"

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Observations of object "M45 (Pleiades)":

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 127-mm other   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Nov 9 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2309

On Monday evening, my brother Anthony & I did some observing with our 5" MAK. For our first time, we observed IC 405, the Flaming Star Nebula. It was quite an impressive sight. After viewing the nebula around the Pleaides, we viewed several tight double stars in the Hyades Open Cluster. They were difficult to split but they were worth the effort. The big highlight for us was observing some star forming regions in both M31 & M33. That was some sight. Finally, we enjoyed Venus, The Moon, Saturn & Jupiter strung out across the sky.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Fri Feb 26 00:00:00 2021 UT   Obs. no.: 2231

Tonight I observed the beginning of Mars' approach to The Pleiades which will continue until March 9th. The blue stars of The Pleiades contrasts nicely with the orange color of Mars. Just to the left, Was the orange star Aldebaran with the Hyades open cluster. One more note, was Mars looked slightly more orange than Aldebaran.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Michael Amato (e-mail: abigmick@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: West Haven, Connecticut, United States
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Sep 20 03:45:00 2020 UT   Obs. no.: 2194

Last night, I observed the Pleiades with my 5.1 rich field reflector.I was able to see the principal stars in my field of view, the same way I see it in my binoculars. However, the difference with my telescope was I was seeing many fainter stars in within the cluster also. I also observed Myra which now is at its brightest. I compared Myra's orange color with Mars' orange color in my 10X50 binoculars. Mars' orange color was more intense than Myra's because Mars is now much brighter than Myra. What a night!

This evening, my brother Anthony & I observed the close gathering of Venus & The Pleiades open cluster. In two days Venus will be will be inside the edge of the cluster & I also hope to see it then. In my 10X50 binoculars, the cluster & Venus looked beautiful. To the upper left, Aldebaran & The Hyades joined them. I also checked out Betelgeuse & I could see it brightened some more which I estimate to be 1.2 Magnitude. I also looked at the Orion Nebula. The grand finale was the passage of the ISS.

After midnight last night, I observed the Pleaides & Hyades open clusters. I also observed two asterisms that lie between the two open clusters. In both open clusters, I decided to observe the many double stars with my 10X50 binoculars. I was amazed at all the double stars are within these two clusters. Just above the Hyades, are two asterisms with four or five stars in them. One was brighter than the other. I then retired for the night after enjoying my night of viewing.

This evening, I observed four M objects with my 10X50 binoculars. The first objects I observed was M8 & M21 in Sagittarius. M8 is a really great nebula with a group of stars right next to it while M21 is an open star cluster. In Andromeda, M31, The Andromeda Galaxy, only showed its bright inner core for me. The grand finale, was M45, The Pleiades, which showed its blue stars beautifully. It was another great night of viewing!

This evening I observed a small cluster of stars that was just above the Hyades & below the Pleiades. I counted six stars in this cluster as I viewed it in my 10X50 binoculars.

On the early morning of 10/18, I viewed both the Pleiades & the Hyeades with my binoculars. The sky was clear & stars in both open clusters really jumped out at me. The head of Orion then started to peak over the trees & with my binoculars, I was able to see a grouping of stars of Orion's head. It was a very good night of observing.

This evening, I observed the close encounter between the nearly full moon & Mars. Mars is still very bright orange now that the global dust storm is settling down. I also observed M31 & M45 with my mounted binoculars. M31's core was rather faint but M45 showed very well. All in All, a very nice night of viewing.

Last evening, before I went to bed, I observed The Pleiades & Hyades with my 10X50 Binoculars. Most of the Pleiades contain hot blue stars which are still close together since their birth. The older Hyades cluster has more cooler yellow looking stars that are spread more out from each other. The Hyades also have a few binocular doubles within the cluster also. Red Aldeberon is an old dying star that is much closer to us & is not a member of the Hyades Cluster.

This evening my friends Joey Maltese, his wife Cindy and I observed the crescent moon seeming to bump up against the Pleiades Open Star Cluster with my 10X50 binoculars. The crescent moon was lying on its back and was showing a lot of earthshine. Just above the upper left hand side of the moon lay the Pleiades. Seeing these two objects next to each other was very impressive.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Jon Yimin (e-mail: jcy123@psu.edu)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: State College, Pennsylvania, USA
Light pollution: severe   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Sun Sep 4 07:01:00 2005 UT   Obs. no.: 1301

The seven sisters were looking great. Even though I am in the middle of town, the OCL was absolutely beautiful. However I did not see any signs of nebulosity.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Emil Neata (e-mail: forvert2000@yahoo.com, web: http://www.astroclubul.org/emilneata)
Instrument: 60-mm refractor   Location: Craiova, Romania
Light pollution: light   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Tue Jan 25 00:00:00 2005 UT   Obs. no.: 1155

M 45 (Pleiades cluster) - A large number of stars visible in the eyepiece. Best seen with the finder scope.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Alan D Forester (e-mail: forester16@earthlink.net)
Instrument: 10-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Sebring, Florida, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Wed Nov 19 01:38:11 2003 UT   Obs. no.: 913

good seeing in Fl this time of year, with the cool fronts coming thru I can see m45 very clearlyUsing the nebulae filter adds to the viewing. tonight I plan to se how many leonoids comr thru!!!!!!!!!

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: BCT (e-mail: torchbct@aol.com)
Instrument: 5.1-inch equatorial reflector   Location: Trinidad, TX, USA
Light pollution: moderate   Transparency: fair   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Dec 10 13:30:00 2001 UT   Obs. no.: 600

My first observation tonight, I observed all main stars and many smaller stars. Very pretty!!! Could not see any of the nebulosity....

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Mike Pierce (e-mail: xtozaj@webtv.net)
Instrument: 03-inch refractor   Location: Malone, Florida, USA
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Sun Oct 25 05:30:00 1998 UT   Obs. no.: 411

The Pleiades and all the accompaning asterisms within Taurus were great. The luminosity of the "Seven Sisters" was awesome. Especially noteworthy was Eta Tauri. It outshone the other sisters by a least 1/2 magnitude (through binos). The Hyades was also beautiful. Although Taurus is most known for the Pleiades, observers who enjoy open clusters, may like the Hyades for their perfect position as the "horns of the bull!"

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: Joe Muse (e-mail: jmuse@bigfoot.com, web: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/3185)
Instrument: 16-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Roswell, NM, USA
Light pollution: none   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: excellent
Time: Wed Oct 29 14:00:00 1997 UT   Obs. no.: 246

Great

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster, in Taurus)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 8-inch Dobsonian reflector   Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: light   Transparency: good   Seeing: good
Time: Thu Sep 11 09:20:00 1997 UT   Obs. no.: 226

The Pleiades were an almost painfully bright swarm of blue-white stars at 49x, spilling out of the field. I look forward to viewing them with a wider-angle eyepiece to get the full effect of seeing them framed by the relatively dark background.

M45 (Pleiades) (Open Cluster in Taurus)
Observer: John Callender (e-mail: jbc@west.net, web: http://www.west.net/~jbc/)
Instrument: 50-mm binoculars   Location: Carpinteria, CA, USA
Light pollution: none   Transparency: excellent   Seeing: fair
Time: Mon Jan 6 05:40:00 1997 UT   Obs. no.: 11

On my way to looking for M1 I was snared by the binocular view of M45. Such a beautiful field of bright, blue-white jewels, especialy after poring over dim, gray NGC clusters.

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