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M45 Pleiades

Evgeniy Sergeev
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Category:Deep Sky
Published:
2119
M45 PleiadesNGC 1456IC 1990NGC 1432NGC 1435IC 349IC 353IC 1995
Resolution:
3303x2230 px
File size:
4201 KB

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Jupiter-21M
Camera
Sony NEX-5T
Mount
Homemade Astrotracker
Software
DeepSkyStacker, FitStacker, Adobe Lightroom
Location
Kolomna, Russia

Light pollution

Yellow, Bortle 5 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 200 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 · f5.6 ·
  • 300 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 3200 · f5.6 ·
  • 70 × 60″ · ISO/Gain: 3200 · f5.6 ·

Total exposure: 5 h 20 m

Comments

Aleksandr
And what is that homemade tracker you used to create this masterpiece?
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Evgeniy SergeevReply to Aleksandr
This photo was taken using the simplest "barn door" tracker made from a couple of boards. Later, I built a tracker using stepper motors. https://vk.com/album14275865_285780384
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