Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 scully1234 super member Reged: 09/04/07 Posts: 146 Loc: Rush, NY My first M45       #2623558 - 09/04/08 01:23 PM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is my first attempt at M45 Pleadies. I managed to get some of that nice whispy frosty nebulosity with about 15 minutes total exposure. I am going to reshoot this one when it gets a little higher earlier in the morning and gets out away from the LP over rochester. Hopefully I can get about 30 minutes total on it with some 5 minute subs to bring out that "frosty blue" look ! M45 Nikon D50 70 mm Meade refractor 6 subs 2 min 1 sub 3 min -------------------- Astrophotographer wannabee ! Woot ! check out new cam in the equip list ! Celestron C8 XLT on the CG-5 mount Meade 70mm AZ guide scope Canon EOS 450D (xsi) DSI color Canon A530 point-n-shoot Post Extras:       LLEEGE Running out of Oxygen Reged: 03/03/05 Posts: 6859 Loc: Cloud-chester,NY Re: My first M45 [Re: scully1234]       #2623613 - 09/04/08 01:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice job! -------------------- AP900,LXD75 AP140EDF, TSA102, ZS80EDII SN6-OTA, C8-OTA Canon 20D, 350Hutech PST, Lunt LD60T/DS (on order) Post Extras:       Andrew Welsh Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/06 Posts: 2245 Loc: Rochester, NY Re: My first M45 [Re: scully1234]       #2623824 - 09/04/08 03:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice start, always exciting to get some of the wisps. If anything I'd say your image is a little too blue. One of the smaller stars in the Pleiadies is orange (one of that double star in the center of the dipper-like bucket). This target strongly favors the longest exposure you can possibly take (LP and/or mount limited) to get the most detail. The nebulosity is really faint. I did a test shot of M45 on Tuesday night that was 4 minutes at f/2.8 and ISO 1600. That would be equivalent to a 16 minute exposure with a f/5.6 scope. -------------------- LX200 8" classic, f/10, Meade eq. wedge, .63x FF/FR Canon 40D and 5D, unmodified Canon EF 300/2.8L IS, 400/5.6L, 135/2L, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 35/2, 24-70/2.8L, and Peleng 8mm fisheye Orion Apex 102mm (4") Mak-Cass Pimped out with accessories and bling My DSLR Astrophotography Webpage and photo bucket with full equipment list Post Extras:       SkyHound sage Reged: 03/20/05 Posts: 252 Loc: Dark Skies Il. Re: My first M45 [Re: scully1234]       #2623897 - 09/04/08 04:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice Shot, I remember that not to long ago I made my first M45.. -------------------- RCX400 16" Tak. TOA 150 Eos 20Da 12" LX200 http://www.space.com/amazingimages/?page=homepagex&member_id=00833526&cat=s&m=0&p= Post Extras:       scully1234 super member Reged: 09/04/07 Posts: 146 Loc: Rush, NY Re: My first M45 [Re: SkyHound]       #2625013 - 09/05/08 07:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks guys ! Yeah I am planning on re-shooting this next clear night with as long a sub as possible. After I am setup and done the polar align utility on my CG-5 I can do about 5 minutes max before getting egg shaped stars. I am going to try to get 20 or 30 5 minute subs on this to see what can be pulled out. -------------------- Astrophotographer wannabee ! Woot ! check out new cam in the equip list ! Celestron C8 XLT on the CG-5 mount Meade 70mm AZ guide scope Canon EOS 450D (xsi) DSI color Canon A530 point-n-shoot Post Extras:       s58y Post Laureate Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 4861 Loc: Eastern NY Re: My first M45 [Re: scully1234]       #2626517 - 09/05/08 11:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice shot, for just 15 minutes. This shot is 2 or 3 orders of magnitude better than my first M45. -------------------- Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, SV66 guidescope AP900, G-11, Barndoor tracker http://www.pbase.com/s58y Post Extras:       ChazK Pooh-Bah Reged: 11/23/05 Posts: 1453 Loc: Melbourne, Florida Re: My first M45 [Re: s58y]       #2627674 - 09/06/08 04:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Agreed...I think you have more there than you think! -------------------- Tak TOA 130mm/NJP Temma2 Tak FS 60CB Canon 40D (unmodded) Astronomik CLS Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 www.digitalunatic.com Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 12 registered and 24 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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