M45 Pleiadi

The Pleiades also known as the Seven Sisters, the Chioccetta or with the acronym M45 from the Charles Messier catalogue.

 

Acquisition Telescope

Tecnosky APO Triplet 152/1216

 

Acquisition Chamber

Omegon VeTec 571C latest version

 

Mounting

iOptron CEM120

 

Homemade flat box, with Ascom 50x50 dimmer

 

Filters

Optolong L-Pro

Optolong L-Ultimate

 

Accessories

Primaluce Lab SESTO SENSO 2 • WandererRotator • Electronic control of anti-condensation bands • ZWO 7x2" filter wheel • Riccardi flattener 0.75x

 

Software

Adobe Photoshop · Astrometric STAcking Program (ASTAP) · iOptron ASCOM Driver and Commander · Planewave Platesolve2 · Pleiades Astrophoto PixInsight · Stark Labs PHD Guiding · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)

 

Guiding Telescope

Omegon 90/500

 

Driving Room

Asi Zwo 224MC

 

Second test with this setup, together with Marcello Carrieri

 

35 300s lights with L-Pro filter

Gain 100. Offset 500 Temp -5°

31 flats and 11 darks

Done