M45: The Pleiades, Nils

M45: The Pleiades

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)
M45: The Pleiades, Nils

M45: The Pleiades

Acquisition type: Electronically-Assisted Astronomy (EAA, e.g. based on a live video feed)

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This is my second ever astrophoto. Initially I planned to shoot the Rosette Nebula, but totally messed my tracking up and not a single shot was usable. So that night was an absolute failure. The next night I wanted to get at least four hours of data of the Pleiades, of which more than two got ruined because of a mistake I made with my mount. So I ended up with only 1h and 58 minutes. I still like the result and since I'm still at the very early stages of my astrophotography journey I guess we can call that image a success nonetheless. 

Stacked in DSS, quick edit in Siril before doing all the curve stretches and further adjustments in Photoshop.

ISO 1600
126 lights at 60 seconds each, best 95% stacked in DSS
19 darks
53 flats
105 biases
-1°C outside on my balcony
Bortle 4

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M45: The Pleiades, Nils