M45_Pleiades_Widefield

The Pleiades M45, shot from a dark location in the Black Forrest at almost 1000 m. It was taken on December 3rd in a clear and moonless night.

This was the first field use of my Celestron AVX mount and my new guiding setup.

Camera: Canon EOS 600D, modified

Lens: Canon EF 200 L 2.8 @ f/4 with aperture stopper (I don’t like spikes)

Mount: Celestron AVX

Guiding: ALccd5L-IIc with PHD

Shot Info: 16 x 600 s, ISO 800, total time 160 minutes, 20 bias, no darks, no flats

Software: Astro Photography Tool for Imaging, DeepSkyStacker and PixInsight

 

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