Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 349  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  The star 18Tau  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Celaeno (16Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star Pleione (28Tau)  ·  The star Sterope I (21Tau)  ·  The star Taygeta (19Tau)  ·  The star ηTau
M45 - The Pleiades, Astro_Escape
M45 - The Pleiades
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M45 - The Pleiades

M45 - The Pleiades, Astro_Escape
M45 - The Pleiades
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M45 - The Pleiades

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Description

The Pleiades taken on a slightly hazy night (I didn't realize this until I woke up for meridian flip).

73 lights @ 800 iso

20 Darks

40 Bias

40 Flats

Stacked in DSS

Edited in Photoshop

Initial curves to boost everything

Levels to balance

S curve

Levels

Slight curve stretch

Astronomy tools action set:

Space Noise reduction

Deep Space Noise reduction

Gradient Xterminator

Action set again:

Enhance DSO and make stars smaller

RAW filter sharpen

Color range -> Select largest stars -> filter -> minimum for further star reduction

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M45 - The Pleiades, Astro_Escape