Moon Waltz with the Seven Sisters Timelapse

A waxing Crescent Moon was transiting the Pleiades or the way I imagine it, the moon waltzed with the playful Seven Sisters.

 

I shot this from my Bedroom Window in Peckham.

 

Capture Details:

 

Location: Bedroom Window, Peckham, London

Telescope: Skywatcher Equinox 80

Mount: Celestron Nexstar 8SE

Camera: Canon M50

ISO: 500

Shutter: 4 sec

f6.3

f/l: 504mm

 

Software: Used Bridge, to sequence timelapse. Davinci Resolve to assemble timelapse video, Used planar tracking to track and steady moon in one position as my mount was not tracking perfectly, hence the occasional frame border movement in the video. Adjusted contrast and shadow levels in Colour

 

Capture method: camera attached to refractor and tethered to Dell ultrabook using Canon Utilities as an intervalometer and image monitoring.

 

Timelapse info: 1074 frames totalling 110 mins. 60fps for 16 sec video.

 

Song: Waltz in A Minor - Chopin

by Clavier-Music

 

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Uploaded on April 5, 2025
Taken on April 5, 2025