Central Pleiades

The Merope nebula is featured centered top. The blue glow is intersteller dust the cluster of blue stars are illuminating.

 

Imaging telescopes or lenses: Meade Starfinder 8

 

Imaging cameras: ZWO ASI1600 cooled mono

 

Mounts: Losmandy GM-8

 

Guiding telescopes or lenses: Svbony 60mm guidescope

 

Guiding cameras: ZWO ASI120MM

 

Software: Nighttime Imaging ‘N’ Astronomy · Open Guiding PHD2 Guiding · Astro Pixel Processor · Adobe Photoshop CS4 Photoshop CS4

 

Filters: Blue · Green · Red · UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25"

 

Accessory: GSO 2" Coma Corrector · Baader MPCC coma corrector · OnStep GoTo Controller · Rigel Systems Focuser

 

Dates:Oct. 30, 2021

 

Frames:

Blue: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2

Green: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2

Red: 45x75" (56' 15") bin 2x2

UV/IR Cut Filter UV/IR-Cut 1.25": 190x75" (3h 57' 30") -10C bin 2x2

 

Integration: 6h 46' 15"

 

Darks: 100

 

Bias: 100

 

Avg. Moon age: 23.74 days

 

Avg. Moon phase: 33.41%

 

Bortle Dark-Sky Scale: 4.00

 

Resolution: 2256x1596

 

Data source: Backyard

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