Pleiades and the surrounding dust

alesterre

751305

Deep Sky

Jun 5th, 2022

2300

IC 1990NGC 1432NGC 1435IC 349IC 354

Resolution:: 8077x5534 px
File size:: 10282 KB

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Photo description / processing

October 2021, about 10 different nights. I decided to start photographing M45 a bit earlier than usual, to finish before the permanent snow cover arrives and the prolonged bad weather sets in, and to leave time for shooting M42 in the winter.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens: TS-Optics Photoline 60mm f/6 FPL53
Camera: ZWO ASI294MM Pro
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Guide Scope: SVBONY 60/240
Guide Camera: QHY QHY5L-II-C
Accessories: SynScan Upgrade Kit, SVBONY LRGB Filter Set 1.25-inch, TS-Optics TSRED08-60 0.8x Reducer
Software: Astro Pixel Processor, Adobe Photoshop