A very quick M45 to test focal reducer

Started by LD, 01/30/2006 07:52PM
Posted 01/30/2006 07:52PM Opening Post
Decided to shoot the Pleiades as a test of adding a Meade 6.3 FR to my ZenithStar 66 SD. I was merely interested in seeing any vignetting (yes, there is some--can't get away from flats, I guess!) and how the stars held up on the edges (quite well it seems). But when I added a bit of a non-linear stretch I actually got a hint of the nebulosity. I was actually quite pleased! I'll have to revisit and shoot longer and color. 10x15seconds, camera is MX716. No other processing but average combine and the stretch.

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Posted 01/31/2006 02:32PM #1
Looks very promising Larry!
Looking forward to you next shots with it! 8)

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