M45-Pleiades

[Paul Haese]

This object has long been on my imaging list and up until now I just did not have the right vantage point to produce an image I was happy with producing. At Swan Reach Imaging we have a great northern horizon and the latitude is a whole degree higher than Clayton Bay.

This image really needs more data in my opinion. It has 8.3 hours of integration and I am just pulling out the faint data and the very faint colour surrounding the cluster. It could do with double that to produce a really dusty coloured image. Adam Block produced an image which really highlights the reds and yellows surrounding M45. At first I thought it was something defective in my image but once I saw his recent image of the cluster I knew it had to be genuine.

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[alpal]

Well done Paul,
Adam Block does have a unique view:
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-p...en-them-before
but it looks a bit busy and overpowering.

Your image is more like Terry Hancock's:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/terryhancock/31563517327/


but they are all great images.


cheers
Allan

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

That's a lovely result Paul, the super deep versions of this are very cool but aesthetically, I actually prefer the more subtle presentations, like this, where the outer dust looks faint (which it is) and the cluster shines

Mike

[Atmos (Colin)]

Very nice rendition Paul! I tend to agree with Mike, I do like that the dust is more subtle. I find I do sometimes push the darker areas too hard to show them but I like what you’ve done

[gregbradley]

Who doesn't love a good Pleiades image? This one is done very well.

Greg.

[Ryderscope (Rodney)]

Nice work Paul. Producing a good Pleiades image is difficult from our latitudes and it looks like your patience has paid off.

[kosborn (Kevin)]

Lovely image. So many stop at the blue, but there is so much more to see in the red/yellow with a bit more integration. Well done!

[Paul Haese]

Thanks everyone for your comments and compliments. I am starting to like processing this one shot colour data.