My first attempt at Messier 45 (Pleiades) was back in October. Since then, I've added taking flat frames, an autoguider and generally learned more techniques for post-processing. This image was an hour and 15 minutes of exposure time while the first one I shot was just 7.5 minutes. It was fun going back to a familiar sight to see what additional detail I could discover. Here they are, side-by-side...
February, 2014 October, 2013
Photo Details
February 15, 2014
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
Nikon D3100 Camera - ISO 1600
Coma Corrector & Orion Skyglow Filter
Autoguider
50 sub frames at 1.5 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 1 hour 15 minutes
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop
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