Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Messier 45 - The Pleiades

 


The arrival of the Seven Sisters (Messier 45 - The Pleiades) in the early night sky means we're heading into winter.  Visible to the naked eye, this beautiful open cluster really takes on a mythical quality under long exposures when the interstellar gas becomes visible.  

Photo Details
November 18, 2020
Orion 8" Astrograph on VX Mount
SBIG STF-8300C Camera
Baader MPC Mark III Multi-Purpose Coma Corrector
Skyglow filter
35 subframes at 3 minutes/frame
Total Exposure Time = 1 hours 45 minutes
Image Acquisition in CCDOps
Image Stacking in Deep Sky Tracker
Image Processing in PhotoShop

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