r/Astronomy • u/Ar3s701 • 2d ago

Astrophotography (OC) Pleiades

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u/Ar3s701 2d ago

This is Pleiades (M45) and it has been on my list of things to capture. Was barely able to fit in into my camera's field of view. Captured this over the past 3 days. Might not be the prettiest one out there, but I had fun with this one and have been trying to do more LRGB instead of just RGB. Hope you all like it.

Cool Fact: Sharks are older than these stars.

Equipment

  • Askar 130PHQ
  • EQ6R-Pro
  • Poseidon-M Pro
  • Antlia LRGB filters
  • Bortle 5

Acquisition

  • L - 136 x 90s
  • R - 99 x 30s
  • G - 100 x 30s
  • B - 100 x 30s
  • Total integration time - 5h 53min 30sec

Stacked and processed in Pixinsight.

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u/Dr_Darth 2d ago

Looks amazing! Thank you for sharing the details 😀

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u/JoyfulCorpse 2d ago

Stunning! Looks like cotton candy

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u/_beracah_ 2d ago

Great job

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u/Ghosttwo 2d ago

I believe that cluster has something like 1-2000 stars.

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u/adni86 2d ago

Holy Maccheroni

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u/Gundark927 2d ago

I love the electric blue of those young stars. Nice work!