2023-02-18 M45 Pleiades

Thought I'd make another attempt at Pleiades (M45) again after long. The middle of Oslo doesn't provide the best lighting conditions, but I didn't want to waste an evening with perfect weather and no moon.

I'm stoked that I was able to capture anything at all of the reflection nebula! Only a small portion of the faint blue sheen are visible here, and I have a long way to go in capturing The Seven Sisters in all their glory, but this gets me excited about what's possible under better conditions and longer exposures.

Metadata

• Location
  • Name: Oslo, Norway
  • Lat Long: 59.97, 10.79
  • Datetime: February 18th 2023, 20:00
  • Bortle Scale: Class 7
  • Moon Phase: 1%
• Gear
  • Camera: Fujifilm X-T1
  • Lens: Pentax Takumar 135mm f/2.5
  • Tracking: None/Tripod
• Exposure
  • Aperture: f/3.2
  • Focal Length: 135mm
  • Shutter Speed: 2/1s
  • ISO: 3200
• Processing
  • Light Frames: 150
  • Raw Conversion: RawTherapee
  • Stacking: DeepSkyStacker
  • Total Exposure: 5min 00s
  • Editor: GIMP