My Pleiades Mosaic Astro-Imaging Project
My fall astro-imaging project was a 2-panel x 2-panel mosaic of the
Pleiades open star cluster in Taurus. I used my standard equipment:
StellarVue SVQ100APO refractor (100mm, f/5.8), ZWO 183MM PRO camera, and
AstroDon filter set. I collected six hours of image data, per mosaic panel,
through the luminance filter. The image data collected through the red,
green and blue filters did not align well with each other. I'll need to
re-do that component in the fall. For the time being, I can share the
luminance mosaic (full resolution):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPSYx9r-P7IFKiYju4HnLJOWWtFdSJxh/view?usp=share_link
What I discovered - and maybe others already knew this - is that there are
quite a few distant galaxies in the background. For example:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AgL6Kh9sA_T9flHPOwyhrwawUT1X_94/view?usp=share_link
I invite you to scrutinize the full resolution image for other distant
galaxies. I think that I once counted at least ten faint galactic smudges.
Anyway, just a little fact about the Pleiades that you might not have known
about.
Enjoy,
-Gary
Nice deep image, great work
I am always surprised at new discoveries when we image deep, new things just keep appearing. No I did not know of the galaxies, but I am not surprised.
Nice job
Mario
On Jan 26, 2023, at 9:20 PM, Gary M via Photo photo@lists.gaac.us wrote:
My fall astro-imaging project was a 2-panel x 2-panel mosaic of the Pleiades open star cluster in Taurus. I used my standard equipment: StellarVue SVQ100APO refractor (100mm, f/5.8), ZWO 183MM PRO camera, and AstroDon filter set. I collected six hours of image data, per mosaic panel, through the luminance filter. The image data collected through the red, green and blue filters did not align well with each other. I'll need to re-do that component in the fall. For the time being, I can share the luminance mosaic (full resolution):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPSYx9r-P7IFKiYju4HnLJOWWtFdSJxh/view?usp=share_link
What I discovered - and maybe others already knew this - is that there are quite a few distant galaxies in the background. For example:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AgL6Kh9sA_T9flHPOwyhrwawUT1X_94/view?usp=share_link
I invite you to scrutinize the full resolution image for other distant galaxies. I think that I once counted at least ten faint galactic smudges. Anyway, just a little fact about the Pleiades that you might not have known about.
Enjoy,
-Gary
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Grist detail Gary, especially the nebulosity.Impressive to discern that tiny galaxy.
Phil
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From: Gary M via Photo photo@lists.gaac.us
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Subject: [Photo] My Pleiades Mosaic Astro-Imaging Project
My fall astro-imaging project was a 2-panel x 2-panel mosaic of the Pleiades open star cluster in Taurus. I used my standard equipment: StellarVue SVQ100APO refractor (100mm, f/5.8), ZWO 183MM PRO camera, and AstroDon filter set. I collected six hours of image data, per mosaic panel, through the luminance filter. The image data collected through the red, green and blue filters did not align well with each other. I'll need to re-do that component in the fall. For the time being, I can share the luminance mosaic (full resolution):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPSYx9r-P7IFKiYju4HnLJOWWtFdSJxh/view?usp=share_link
What I discovered - and maybe others already knew this - is that there are quite a few distant galaxies in the background. For example:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AgL6Kh9sA_T9flHPOwyhrwawUT1X_94/view?usp=share_link
I invite you to scrutinize the full resolution image for other distant galaxies. I think that I once counted at least ten faint galactic smudges. Anyway, just a little fact about the Pleiades that you might not have known about.
Enjoy,
-Gary
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Wow, an impressively deep capture of the Pleiades! Great job Gary...
And sorry for my lack of response to all the great images from Phil, Barry
and the prolific work of Mario down in FL! Been enjoying them all, thanks
for sharing.
Jeremy
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 9:20 PM Gary M via Photo photo@lists.gaac.us
wrote:
My fall astro-imaging project was a 2-panel x 2-panel mosaic of the
Pleiades open star cluster in Taurus. I used my standard equipment:
StellarVue SVQ100APO refractor (100mm, f/5.8), ZWO 183MM PRO camera, and
AstroDon filter set. I collected six hours of image data, per mosaic panel,
through the luminance filter. The image data collected through the red,
green and blue filters did not align well with each other. I'll need to
re-do that component in the fall. For the time being, I can share the
luminance mosaic (full resolution):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPSYx9r-P7IFKiYju4HnLJOWWtFdSJxh/view?usp=share_link
What I discovered - and maybe others already knew this - is that there are
quite a few distant galaxies in the background. For example:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AgL6Kh9sA_T9flHPOwyhrwawUT1X_94/view?usp=share_link
I invite you to scrutinize the full resolution image for other distant
galaxies. I think that I once counted at least ten faint galactic smudges.
Anyway, just a little fact about the Pleiades that you might not have known
about.
Enjoy,
-Gary
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Gary: Nice start, looking forward to the completion.
John Hobbshobbs_john@verizon.net
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From: Gary M via Photo photo@lists.gaac.us
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Sent: Thu, Jan 26, 2023 9:19 pm
Subject: [Photo] My Pleiades Mosaic Astro-Imaging Project
My fall astro-imaging project was a 2-panel x 2-panel mosaic of the Pleiades open star cluster in Taurus. I used my standard equipment: StellarVue SVQ100APO refractor (100mm, f/5.8), ZWO 183MM PRO camera, and AstroDon filter set. I collected six hours of image data, per mosaic panel, through the luminance filter. The image data collected through the red, green and blue filters did not align well with each other. I'll need to re-do that component in the fall. For the time being, I can share the luminance mosaic (full resolution):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IPSYx9r-P7IFKiYju4HnLJOWWtFdSJxh/view?usp=share_link
What I discovered - and maybe others already knew this - is that there are quite a few distant galaxies in the background. For example:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/13AgL6Kh9sA_T9flHPOwyhrwawUT1X_94/view?usp=share_link
I invite you to scrutinize the full resolution image for other distant galaxies. I think that I once counted at least ten faint galactic smudges. Anyway, just a little fact about the Pleiades that you might not have known about.
Enjoy,
-Gary
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