The Pleiades (Messier 45)

210 minutes on the Pleiades, shot under bortle 3 sky. This is a result of two sessions combined.

 

Equipment:

- Skywatcher Black Diamond ED80 refractor with an .85x Reducer/Flattener

- Skywatcher EQ5 PRO SynScan GoTo mount

- Modified Nikon D300

- Orion Starshoot autoguider and Orion Mini 50mm guide scope

- PHD2 guiding with ASCOM drivers

 

Total frames:

- 70 light frames at ISO1600 x 180sec

- 75 dark frames

- 72 flat frames

- 80 bias frames

 

Processing Software:

AstroPixel Processor, PixInsight, and Adobe Lightroom for final touches.

Done