I know what you mean. M45 eludes me a bit too. I tried from "average" skies didn't get much out of it. I tried under dark skies. Got reflections from the bright stars all over the place. Considering your conditions I'd say you got a real good result with details. Not sure about colors but it could be haze or LP. Tends to give more greens. I think M45 is an object for darks skies and loads of short exposures. It find it a challenging DSO.
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