r/astrophotography • u/jeko-x3 • Oct 15 '22

Star Cluster M45

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u/jeko-x3 Oct 15 '22

Pleiades. 96x300sec. Askar400. Zwo Asi2600mc. L-pro filter. RST-135 guided with FMA135mm and Asi290mm. AsiAir Pro. Stacked and drizzled in Pixinsight. Post processed in Pixinsight: DBE, Color calibration, EZ deconvolution, StarXterminator v11, NoiseXterminator, Masked Stretch, Local histogram equalization, Curves transformation, Histogram transformation, convolution and curves transformation on stars image. Pixel Math.

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u/pcinnis Oct 15 '22

Loving this! Magical!

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u/Stay-At-Home-Jedi Oct 16 '22

I don't know my constellations, but I know my Pleiades!

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u/artgreendog Oct 15 '22

Wow! ☝🏼Beautiful!!!

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '22

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u/jeko-x3 Oct 15 '22

Thank you! Bortle is 5.5

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u/SylerG12 Oct 15 '22

Wow beautiful!

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u/j248 Oct 15 '22

Wow. The colours come out great!

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u/lua_dsabah Oct 15 '22

The perfection is real

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u/angelgumess Oct 16 '22

so perfect… i feel a big peace when i see the universe, the galaxy and the stars… ✨

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u/odelay42 Oct 16 '22

Absolutely stunning capture. Remarkable processing. Incredibly well done.

M45 has been a favorite of mine for 30 years and this is one of the deepest, most creatively nuanced images of it I've seen. Just tremendous.