Webcam, Part of Pleiades.....

smerral · Post by **smerral** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:33 pm

Well, I was going for a fourth clear night in a row but the cloud did for me. I just had time to grab part of the Pleiades before the cloud rolled in. The sky wasn't really dark, so I took a few 30 second exposures. I managed to bring out the nebulosity in photoshop and add the sky background as a layer:

Brian · Post by **Brian** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 6:32 pm

You really need a 0.5x reducer for the webcam to get more stars in. Might help with M31 as well?

Great nebulosity!

Ender Of Days · Post by **Ender Of Days** » Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:42 pm

I was thinking the same,
It looks like the f.o.v through my 125 of the pleiades too,

Hope you/we get more clear nights

JJ..

smerral · Post by **smerral** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:01 pm

Thanks guys, but that was WITH the 0.5. I really need to take several shots and combine them. I did this with the double cluster and it worked really well.

astroeyes · Post by **astroeyes** » Wed Mar 02, 2011 7:04 pm

4 clear nights in a row! That's not fair. But, a great image despite the very small field of view. It's always good to get up close so to speak and you've captured some nice detail.
David.