M 45 - Seven Sisters
Dec 23, 2020 16:19:00 #
This is a stack 243x280seconds for a total ~20 hours of exposure time. Shot with QHY12 OSC on Orion ED80T. Too bad the clouds wont go away, but its time to put a different scope up.
I hope everyone has a great Christmas/Holiday Season.
I hope everyone has a great Christmas/Holiday Season.
Dec 23, 2020 18:37:59 #
Ballard
Loc: Grass Valley, California
Nice shot of the Pleaides, very low noise image. You can just make out the spiral galaxy PGC 13696 in the upper portion right of center.
Dec 24, 2020 08:04:49 #
Dec 24, 2020 12:36:07 #
Beautiful, Brian!
Gives me hope that the right sensor can get the entirety of the Pleiades.
My camera can only capture part of the Sisters, and last I tried, was very weak on the nebulosity.
Gives me hope that the right sensor can get the entirety of the Pleiades.
My camera can only capture part of the Sisters, and last I tried, was very weak on the nebulosity.
Dec 24, 2020 23:28:19 #
Thanks Ballard and Joe. The lockdown has made the skies a little better around me. Not looking forward to getting back to normal. At least now it’s winter and time for narrow band. I just put my RASA up tonight.
Sonny, yes the QHY has a very large sensor and I think the WO field flattener also is a focal reducer. I crop quite a bit due to the bad stars on the border. If I could have doubled my exposure on this I’m sure I could have gotten a lot more. I’m getting the Orion field flattener sometime in January. Hoping that one will work.
Wishing all a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year.
Sonny, yes the QHY has a very large sensor and I think the WO field flattener also is a focal reducer. I crop quite a bit due to the bad stars on the border. If I could have doubled my exposure on this I’m sure I could have gotten a lot more. I’m getting the Orion field flattener sometime in January. Hoping that one will work.
Wishing all a Happy Christmas and a Merry New Year.
Dec 27, 2020 02:24:05 #
For those that know me...I will have many variations.
I hope its better.
I hope its better.
Dec 27, 2020 19:27:45 #
Still Beautiful!
I'm getting quite disgusted with the weather I'm getting here, over the hill from you.
I'm ready for more of our drought.
I'm getting quite disgusted with the weather I'm getting here, over the hill from you.
I'm ready for more of our drought.
Dec 27, 2020 22:25:41 #
Hahahaha, yes it’s been bad. I was able to get my alignment done and getting PHD calibrated.
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