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Pleiades and California Nebula

50mm f1.8 @ 2.2

57 x 10 sec = 9 minutes and 30 seconds

stacked in DSS

processed in GIMP

 

I used some black cardboard to form a lens shroud to help prevent some of the flaring that showed up in the last picture. It seems to have worked ok. This was also the first time I tried to use flat frames. The dark round spots in the above picture indicate that I didn't average enough flat frames together.

 

There was still some glare from a nearby street lamp effecting the right side of the image. If anyone has any tips on countering this, I'd be appreciate the tip.

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Uploaded on January 23, 2009
Taken on January 22, 2009