2016-12-27 / Image Details (Click on image to enlarge)
galacticsights
astrophotography
The Pleiades, M45
Technical Details
| Location | Zollikerberg, Switzerland |
| Camera | Nikon DSLR D810A |
| Telescope | Skywatcher Quattro 8CF 200 DS Fibre OTA Newton Carbon |
| Special Lense | Skywatcher Newtonian F4 Coma Corrector |
| Mount | Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Pro SyncScan GoTo |
| Autoguiding | Lacerta MGEN2 (Autoguiding, Dithering und Camera Control) |
| Camera Control | Digicamcontrol (Focus, Camera Control) |
| Lights | 60 x 90s (1h30'), ISO-800, additional Biases, Flats, no Darks |
| Stacking Software | Pixinsight 1.8 |
| Image Processing | Pixinsight 1.8 |
Earlier Version, 2015-12-14
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Technical Details
| Location | Zollikerberg, Switzerland |
| Camera | Nikon DSLR D7100 |
| Telescope | Skywatcher Quattro 8CF 200 DS Fibre OTA Newton Carbon |
| Special Lense | none |
| Mount | Skywatcher AZ-EQ6 Pro SyncScan GoTo |
| Autoguiding | Lacerta MGEN2 (Autoguiding, NO Dithering) |
| Camera Control | DSLRDashboard (Focus, Camera Control) |
| Lights | 14 x 180s (42'), ISO-800, additional Biases, Flats and Darks |
| Stacking Software | Pixinsight 1.8 |
| Image Processing | Pixinsight 1.8 |
The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars located in the constellation of Taurus. It is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.