Pleiades – first deepsky night – February 2021

The second deep-sky object I had the chance to marvel at was the Pleiades. Is there any better way to start this hobby than with the Orion Nebula and the Pleiades?

Pleiades (Messier 45), Open Cluster, Astrophotography
▼ ED80sf | EOS 1000D ’21   © 2021 Thomas Hanrath – Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved

I was able to “hit” this second object as well and capture it in an image as proof. No bias frames, no darks, no flats.

The goal was just to get started — and I got off to a spectacular start.

Session details

TelescopeVIXEN ED80sf
Effective focal length600 mm
CameraCanon EOS 1000D
MountSkywatcher HEQ5 Pro
Date of capture2021-02-13
Exposure (lights)10 × 60 s
40 × 15 s
Total integration20 min
Calibration framesDARKS, BIAS
Capture setupWindows, Cartes du Ciel, APT
Processing date2021-02-14
Software stackDeep Sky Stacker, Gimp
LocationKoblenz
Focal ratiof/7,5
Image scale1,96 ″/px
Field of view127,0 × 84,7 ′

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