The Pleiades (M45)

Posted by Liors
on Sunday, March 17, 2013

M45 Pleiades. 
Image taken from Jeuda desert Israel on Friday October 21st. 
This sight is suffering from strong light pollution but still I haven`t used any light pollution filter. 

Photo description: 
17 frames of 3.5 min each frame in ISO-800, total exposure time- 59.5 min. 
6 Dark frames of 3.5 min, total- 21 min. 
No Flats, no Bias. 

Equipment description: 
Main scope, TMB 130ss f/7 Apo + Riccardi flatener/reducer x0.75. 
Mount, EQ6 Synscan + Ascom. 
Guider, WO Megrez 72 ED f/6 + SSAG + PHD. 
Camera, Canon 40D Baader modified.  

Processing: 
Stacking, Maxim DL5. 
Process, Photoshop CS6 + Noise Ninja . 

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