M45 / Pleiades

Nikolay Gorbunov

991247

Deep Sky

Nov 23rd, 2025

908

IC 1990NGC 1432NGC 1435IC 349

Resolution:: 4180x2943 px
File size:: 63921 KB

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Technical information

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher 200PDS
Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: SVBONY SV106
Guide Camera: QHY5III715C
Accessories: Baader 2-inch MPCC Mark III
Software: ASTAP, GraXpert, Siril, Adobe Photoshop

Location: 1 точка, северо-запад МО, Россия

Light pollution

Orange, Bortle 6 zone

Date taken: Nov 15th, 2025

Exposure

77 × 120″ · ISO/Gain: 1600 · Nov 15th, 2025

Total exposure: 2 h 34 m

Comments

Vladimir

I really liked it! If only we could get rid of those diagonal rays, it would be absolutely perfect!

Nov 24th, 2025

Nikolay GorbunovReply to Vladimir

Thanks! But by the way, doesn’t it seem like it might need some reprocessing? The background looks uneven and bright (just a first thought—maybe it’s fine, we’ll see).

Nov 24th, 2025

scuttum

No need, on the contrary—it's super cool! And they're even oriented parallel to the frame.

Nov 24th, 2025

VladimirReply to scuttum

I'm talking about the flaring rays, not the diffraction spikes from the spider. The ones that "stick out" between the spider's rays. And I like the diffraction spikes too!

Nov 24th, 2025

Nikolay GorbunovReply to scuttum

Hooray! Someone noticed this!))

Nov 24th, 2025

Nikolay GorbunovReply to Vladimir

Right on target! I noticed that myself, printed a mask for the coma corrector, and installed it half an hour ago. Let's see if it helps.

Nov 24th, 2025