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Images => Deep Sky Images => Topic started by: NielsVChr on October 02, 2013, 12:58:58 pm

Title: M45, a color picture of Merope IC 349
Post by: NielsVChr on October 02, 2013, 12:58:58 pm

Hi,
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10089041/Test1/M45-Merope-IC-349-1000-4nd-web.jpg)
Details:
Date: 29. Sep-2013.
Equipment used: LX200ACF 16" telescope and Atik 460Ex mono camera, baader filters.
Reducer: Optec Lepus 0.62x
Exposure:
R=19*5sec+30*2sec. G=19*5sec+29*2sec. B=17*5sec+28*2sec.
L=10*60sec+22*30sec+40*10sec+48*5sec+49*2sec+58*0.5sec.
Kind regards
Niels
My homepage: http://astro-billeder.dk/ (http://astro-billeder.dk/)

Title: Re: M45, a color picture of Merope IC 349
Post by: NickK on October 02, 2013, 10:13:24 pm

Nice shot with good detail!

Looks like a tough target with the bright star!

Title: Re: M45, a color picture of Merope IC 349
Post by: NielsVChr on October 03, 2013, 05:47:19 pm

Thanks Nick for comments.
Yes quite hard object to catch, had also reflections in the light path to fight with.
One example is here, some L frames,
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10089041/Test1/LSamples_Merope-50.jpg)
Kind regards Niels

Title: Re: M45, a color picture of Merope IC 349
Post by: Lex on October 13, 2013, 08:57:59 am

Wow, that's an unsusual picture! I must say that I never heared about this!
You really did a great job to mask the starlight reflection!
Great!

Best & CS

lex

Title: Re: M45, a color picture of Merope IC 349
Post by: NielsVChr on October 13, 2013, 01:33:09 pm

Thanks a lot Lex, appreciate your comments!
A re-processed version is here, target was to enhance IC 349 as much as possible,
(https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10089041/Test1/M45-Merope-IC-349-1000-5nd-web.jpg)
The hubble telescope picture is here, just FYI:
http://heritage.stsci.edu/2000/36/big.html (http://heritage.stsci.edu/2000/36/big.html)
Kind regards
Niels