Pleiades

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24 hrs on the beautiful reflection nebula of the Pleiades.  This easy to spot target in the night sky is always fun to capture and then look at in the evening with the naked eye.

Location

Location:  Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory:  ASG Dual Dome Observatory
Bortle:  4

Equipment

Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
Filters:  Astronomik MaxFR 50x50mm Square SHO & Deep Sky RGB
Main Camera:  ZWO ASI 6200mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster:  ASG Electronically Assisted Tilt (EAT)
Mount:  iOptron CEM 120EC
Guide Scope:  William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera:  ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Processing Software:   Captured with NINA, Stacked with Astro Pixel Processor,  Processed in PixInsight

Acquisition

Date:  September, 2025

R:  107 x 300 seconds
G:  74 x 300 seconds
B:  107 x 300 seconds

Total Integration time ~24 hrs

Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 20 for each filter