This Pleiades dataset captures Mel 22 across 6.33 hours of total integration time, gathered between October 17 and 19, 2025. The photographer used a NIKON 400mm f/2.8 lens paired with a ZWO ASI2600MC Air camera on an AM5N mount. All 100 frames were shot through an IDAS NGS1 filter, with 40 exposures at 300 seconds each and 60 at 180 seconds. The data is offered under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license, permitting copying, modification and redistribution for non-commercial purposes. Access is available via one-time purchase at roughly $7.90. The combination of a fast telephoto lens and a color camera provides wide-field coverage of this iconic open cluster, suitable for processing workflows that emphasize the cluster's blue reflection nebulosity and surrounding dust structures.
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