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M45 - Pleiades

Category:Deep Sky
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M45 - PleiadesNGC 1432IC 349NGC 1435IC 1990
Resolution:
5350x3418 px
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28278 KB

Photo description / processing

I decided to start by just aiming for now, but now I think I'll need to really get down to it.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens
Sky-Watcher 150/750
Camera
Nikon D5200
Mount
EQ3-2
Software
DSS, PixInsight, PS
Location
Minsk, Belarus

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken

Exposure

  • 20 × 30″ · ISO/Gain: 1250 ·

Total exposure: 10 m

Comments

scuttum
Not bad! And how was the guiding?
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morning starReply to scuttum
Well, basically, there's no way). I have a simple EQ 3-2, and to shoot deep sky, I bought myself the simplest RA motor, probably. There's nothing at all on the declination axis, just hardcore)))
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scuttumReply to morning star
Of course! But it's okay, it's turning out pretty well. The stars aren't blurred, and there's not too much noise.
I'm in the same boat for now. I don't have a camera or autoguider, and there's nothing to connect to a computer yet. I could, of course, mount a "Mizar" guidescope in parallel and guide visually through it, but I'm afraid the mount can't handle that extra weight.
So for now, it seems I'm guiding blind.
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