Diamonds in the Sky. A Closeup of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) Star Cluster
Messier 45, Diamonds in the Skies. A Closeup of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) Star Cluster. M45 is an open star cluster among the closest to the earth. See the other M45 image in this Flickr collection for more details on the overall structure of the star cluster.
The image above was taken from a Bortle 4 site in Landers, CA, in the USA on a New Moon night. Telescope:TPO Ritchey-Chretien 6 inch. Guiding was with an Orion 50mm Guide Scope FL 242mm with a ZWO ASI183MC for the guide camera with PHD2 auto-guiding software. Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro. Main imaging camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro at the prime focus. Exposures: 5 x 120s with Gain 120 and Bin 2 x 2. No darks, flats or bias frames. Processed in PixInsight. Polar alignment was with SharpCap Pro.
Diamonds in the Sky. A Closeup of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) Star Cluster
Messier 45, Diamonds in the Skies. A Closeup of the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) Star Cluster. M45 is an open star cluster among the closest to the earth. See the other M45 image in this Flickr collection for more details on the overall structure of the star cluster.
The image above was taken from a Bortle 4 site in Landers, CA, in the USA on a New Moon night. Telescope:TPO Ritchey-Chretien 6 inch. Guiding was with an Orion 50mm Guide Scope FL 242mm with a ZWO ASI183MC for the guide camera with PHD2 auto-guiding software. Mount: SkyWatcher EQ6-R Pro. Main imaging camera: ZWO ASI294MC Pro at the prime focus. Exposures: 5 x 120s with Gain 120 and Bin 2 x 2. No darks, flats or bias frames. Processed in PixInsight. Polar alignment was with SharpCap Pro.