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M45 The Pleiades, Chris White- Overcast Observatory
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M45 The Pleiades

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M45 The Pleiades

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Description

ASI6200MM + 130GTX + Field Flattener- 300s x 108
ASI2600 + Stowaway + 0.8x Telecompressor- 180s x 152

My first attempt with DSO astrophotography was back in 2014 with my 300mm f2.8 camera lens on a star adventurer imaging the Pleiades.  I think I kept 25% of the subs and had about an hour of data with kind of round stars. 

Fast forward to 2021 I decided to revisit this popular target with my updated gear and experience. 

It's still one of my favorite targets to see people image and I find it beautiful and captivating and challenging all at the same time.

For this I used a mono camera for luminance on a 130GTX and an OSC camera on a stowaway.  It was my first try at dual imaging and while the image has a few warts, I'm pleased with it overall.  I have some tweaks to make to the gear and I'll probably take another pass at the data but for now... here it is. 

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Description: Some minor fixes with this revision. I had a problem with cosmetic correction in PI and sorted that out. Fixed a CA issue I had as well as improved orange star color. Also, uploaded in full resolution at 0.88"/px. Lots to see in this widefield. Enjoy!

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