| 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 | 14x10min L; 6x5min ea RGB (all bin1x1); AstroArt5, CS4 (cropped, 10xdarks/flats/fdarks/bias) | |
| Date/Location Notes |
6 December 2013 - Las Cruces, NM Just used Tak flattener as reducer adapter I had machined did not work out (backfocal distance was still a tad too long). Believe not optimal backfocal distance here, either (coma at corners was huge), so I still have some testing to do. |
