Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Taurus (Tau)  ·  Contains:  Barnard's Merope Nebula  ·  IC 341  ·  IC 349  ·  IC 353  ·  IC 354  ·  IC 360  ·  Maia Nebula  ·  Merope Nebula  ·  NGC 1333  ·  NGC 1432  ·  NGC 1435  ·  NGC 1647  ·  Part of the constellation Perseus (Per)  ·  Part of the constellation Taurus (Tau)  ·  The star Alcyone (τTau)  ·  The star Atik (ζPer)  ·  The star Atlas (27Tau)  ·  The star Electra (17Tau)  ·  The star Merope (23Tau)  ·  The star εTau  ·  The star ηTau  ·  The star κ1Tau  ·  The star οPer  ·  The star υTau

Image of the day 03/01/2022

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    Taurus - A spectacular widefield of dust, nebulae and stars, 



    
        

            Gernot_Obertaxer
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    Taurus - A spectacular widefield of dust, nebulae and stars

    Image of the day 03/01/2022

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      Taurus - A spectacular widefield of dust, nebulae and stars, 



    
        

            Gernot_Obertaxer
      Taurus - A spectacular widefield of dust, nebulae and stars
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      Taurus - A spectacular widefield of dust, nebulae and stars

      Acquisition details

      Dates:
      Jan. 23, 2022 ·  Jan. 25, 2022 ·  Jan. 30, 2022
      Frames:
      Optolong L-Pro EOS-C clip filter: 327×120(10h 54′) ISO400
      Integration:
      10h 54′
      Darks:
      25
      Flats:
      30
      Bias:
      64
      Avg. Moon age:
      23.22 days
      Avg. Moon phase:
      42.30%
      Bortle Dark-Sky Scale:
      3.00

      Basic astrometry details

      Astrometry.net job: 5527268

      RA center: 04h11m31s.9

      DEC center: +26°3506

      Pixel scale: 10.829 arcsec/pixel

      Orientation: 349.497 degrees

      Field radius: 12.035 degrees

      Resolution: 6702x4371

      File size: 28.9 MB

      Locations: Garten, Spittal/Drau, Kärnten, Austria

      Data source: Traveller

      Description

      Good things come to those who wait!

      Hello from Austria

      I had planned this photo inspired by a project by Tommy Nawratil for a long time. Last year the weather didn't fit and it didn't seem to work this year either.

      In January the weather finally played along and I was able to collect more than ten hours of data. During image processing, it turned out that there were a lot of details in the stack.

      I decided to push the controls a bit so that all the details could come out.

      I think I managed to find a good compromise between noise and details!

      The result is spectacular and impressive I think

      Special thanks to Peter (pete_xl) for his tips and help with gradient removal!

      I'm looking forward to your feedback.

      CS Gernot

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