| OBJECT |
M45 - Pleiades (Seven Sisters) (image above is reduced-size | other sizes: medium , original) Distance: 400 light years |
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| Telescope | Takahashi FS-60C @ f/6.2 | |
| Mount | Takahashi EM200 Temma II | |
| Camera | QSI 540wsg @ -15C | |
| Filters | Astrodon Tru-Balance I-Series LRGB Gen 2 | |
| Guider | SX Lodestar | |
| Settings | 6x15min L; 1x5min ea RGB (all bin1x1); AstroArt5, CS4 (cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
4 October 2014 - Las Cruces, NM Published in Space.com, 27 Feb 15 (screenshot). Published 9 Dec 14: - 1st slot in Space.com "December 2014 Night Sky Photos" (screenshot) Correct backfocal distance with Tak flattener and longer Lum subs (but only 1 minute each RGB (!) as it was a late target for the night) - improved result over last year's attempt. Now picking up outer dust areas, even from my orange/red-level light polluted backyard (to that end, was a challenge reducing LP gradient). |
