Observation by Simon Dawes: The Pleiades, M45

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Simon Dawes

Observer

Simon Dawes

Observed

2019 Sep 27 - 23:30

Uploaded

2019 Oct 05 - 13:51

Objects

The Pleiades (M45)

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Constellation

Taurus

Field centre

RA: 03^h45^m
Dec: +23°43'
Position angle: +18°13'

Field size

6°44' × 5°46'

Equipment

Samyang 135mm f2
Canon 600D (Full spectrum mod)
CLSCCD clip-in filter
iOptron Star Tracker

Exposure

31x 60s subs ISO1600

Location

Kelling Heath, England

Target name

The Pleiades, M45

Title

The Pleiades, M45

About this image

Taken at the Autumn Kelling Heath Star Party, it was a little cloudy so most my shots were unusable but I think I still managed a passable image.

This is the first outing with my new Samyang 135mm f2 lens and it is working out quite well, this lens seems well matched to the larger objects in the night sky, I'm using it at f2 but it is designed for full frame cameras and I'm using a camera with an APS-c chip so any issues at the edges seem (to me) to not be present.

What I love about this set-up is how easy it is for someone to take a half decent image - I know they are not the best images that have been taken of M45 but for 10 minutes effort setting up and about an hour processing no one can say it was a waste of time.

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M45_60s_subs_x_31_135mm_f2_D600 BAA.jpg (845.4 kB)

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David Basey, Ian Rothwell, Jeremy Shears, Ray Emery, Graham Winstanley, Andy Wilson, Honor Wheeler, Andrew Paterson, Peter Carson, Clive Nanson, Martin Crow, Andrew Dumbleton, Simon Dawes

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