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(M45) The Pleiades Nebula, Anshul Sanghi
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(M45) The Pleiades Nebula

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(M45) The Pleiades Nebula, Anshul Sanghi
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(M45) The Pleiades Nebula

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This image is a result of new data captured on the New Year's Eve combined with the data from my first attempt at this target, which was also my very first attempt at astrophotography itself. This result is so much cleaner than the first one, especially in terms of the green noise. The nebulosity is also more noise-free in this one.

This time, I also had much better processing techniques in my arsenal, aiding to produce a much better result than before.

This is also my first time combining data from multiple nights.

Capture Details:

Session 1 (6 Nov 2021)
  • Bortle Class 4
  • Lights - 1500 * 1s | 210mm | ISO 4000 | F/6.3
  • Darks - 50
  • Biases - 50
  • Flats - 50
  • Total Integration Time - 25minutes


Session 2 (31 Dec 2021)
  • Bortle Class 7
  • Lights - 1441 * 2s | 210mm | ISO 10000 | F/6.3
  • Darks - 150
  • Biases - 215
  • Flats - 177
  • Total Integration Time - 48minutes


Combined Integration Time: 1h 13m

Will see when and how I can keep adding to this, to improve this further. My current skies don't allow me to work on this too much, as opposed to back home.

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