defnotsandis

defnotsandis OP t1_j93tuqo wrote

Reply to M45 The Pleiades by defnotsandis

Came out much nicer than my previous attempt even though I used the exact same setup and took it from a more light-polluted location. Still lots to improve.

Equipment

  • Camera: ZWO ASI533MC Pro (unity gain, -10°C)
  • Telescope: William Optics Redcat 51 APO 250mm f/4.9
  • Mount: Sky-Watcher AZ-GTi w/ EQ wedge
  • Guide scope: ZWO Mini Guide Scope
  • Guide camera: ZWO ASI120MM-Mini
  • Control: ASIAIR Pro

Acquisition

  • 24 January 2023
  • Taken from Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (Bortle 7)
  • Lights: 104 x 180s
  • Darks, Flats

Processing

  • PixInsight

    • WBPP
    • DynamicBackgroundExtraction
    • SpectrophotometricColorCalibration
    • BlurXTerminator
    • HistogramTransformation
    • CurvesTransformation on saturation
    • StarXTerminator
    • Star reduction using Bill Blanshan's script
    • PixelMath to combine starless and stars
    • SCNR
    • NoiseXTerminator

  • Pixelmator Pro

    • Adjust highlights, shadows and black point
    • Crop

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