Pleiades

[crimbfighter]

Imaged on 10/22, the Pleiades star cluster, commonly called The Seven Sisters, or Messier 45, is an open star cluster located 444 light years from Earth. The blue gas surrounding the largest and brightest stars is interstellar gas being illuminated by the relatively young, and very hot stars in the cluster. Younger is relative, of course, as the "younger" stars are thought to have formed only 100 million years ago. Visible throughout the frame is more interstellar gas. Space may seem empty, but it's far from it!

Tech specs:
RedCat51
ASI 2600mc Pro
ZWO Mini Guide Scope w/ Orion Starshoot camera
Celestron AVX mount
43 subs at 300sec, gain 100 for nebulosity
30 subs at 60sec, gain 100 for stars
Optolong L-Pro light polution filter
3.75hrs total integration
Processed in Pixinsight

 

[Ozzie_Traveller]

G'day mate

Very-very nice thank you. I have no means of equating your star-scope equipment into camera equivalents, but the result is most impressive. A 'well done' from me

Phil

 

[MitchP]

This is really amazing work!

 

[terri]

Beautiful! Great job.

 

[crimbfighter]

G'day mate

Very-very nice thank you. I have no means of equating your star-scope equipment into camera equivalents, but the result is most impressive. A 'well done' from me

Phil

Thanks! In terms of camera equivalent, it would be a 250mm lens and a camera with an aps-c sensor.

This is really amazing work!

Thank you!

 

[crimbfighter]

Beautiful! Great job.

Thank you!

 

[slat]

Very nice.

 

[crimbfighter]

Very nice.

Thank you!

 

[jeffashman]

Wonderful shot! 250mm or 2500mm? I don't think I could get a shot like that with my aps-c and even a 600mm lens.

 

[wobe]

Impressive, I wouldn't know where to start.

 

[crimbfighter]

Wonderful shot! 250mm or 2500mm? I don't think I could get a shot like that with my aps-c and even a 600mm lens.

Thanks! 250mm. Many of these deep sky objects are actually quite large. Other objects are quite small in the sky and do require focal lengths above 1000mm, but you'd be surprised what you can capture with just a camera and tripod.

Impressive, I wouldn't know where to start.

Thank you! I'd suggest you don't start or you'll find yourself in another rabbit hole buying telescopes and astro cameras

 

[jeffashman]

Thanks! 250mm. Many of these deep sky objects are actually quite large. Other objects are quite small in the sky and do require focal lengths above 1000mm, but you'd be surprised what you can capture with just a camera and tripod.

Thank you for the reply! Astrophotography is an area that I don't know much about, which is a shame, because my Dad owned a Questar 5000mm telescope, with the tracking motor and camera mount, but sadly I haven't been able to locate it.

I'll have to give it a try on some clear night. I have a light filter for my lens, but I live in the suburbs, so I'm not sure how effective that will be. I need to find a camp ground that I can visit that is away from civilization. Thanks again!