M45 Pleiades
M45 Pleiades
This is my image of the Pleiades system in a 2×2 mosaic. I captured this with a Celestron RASA 11 and ZWO 1600mm pro camera using Badder RGB filters over the course of several nights. I processed in Astro Pixel Processor and then touched up in PixInsight and PhotoShop.
I particularly like the natural effects of the diffraction spikes produced by my imaging system. I also like the small galaxy found to the right of this system lurking in the background.
Equipment
Telescope: Celestron RASA 11 (620mm focal @ f/2.2)
Filters: Baader Ultra-Highspeed F/2 3.5nm & 4nm Filters.
Main Camera: ZWO ASI 1600mm-pro Monochrome
Tilt & BackFocus Adjuster: ASG Photon Cage
Mount: Skywatcher EQ6r-Pro
Guide Scope: William Optics 50mm Uniguide
Guide Camera: ZWO ASI 290mm-mini
Location
Location: Pendleton, Oregon
Observatory: NexDome 2.4m Automated
Bortle: 3
Long & Lat: 45.67N, -118.79 W
Shoot Parameters
Date: August 29th-September 1st, 2022
R: 577 x 15 seconds
G: 588 x 15 seconds
B: 555 x 15 seconds
Total Integration time ~7hrs
Calibration Bias: 20
Calibration Dark: 20
Calibration Flats: 30 for each filter
Gain: 75
Cooling: -5
Processing Software: Stacked in Astro Pixel Processor, captured using NINA, Processed in PixInsight & PS
