This is my first attempt at shooting an open star cluster. NGC4755 Jewel Box cluster just east of Crux.
I'd welcome tips on improving shooting bright and dark stars at the same time. Admittedly I forgot to attach the field flattener so there is the technical aspect missing there. But generally any tips on how to get that wonderful glow around stars that can be seen here regularly?
Should long exposures and short exposures be combined? Just shoot lots and lots of short exposures to get a really deep shot of the sky?
Cheers,
Details:
Scope - Celestron C8 SCT
Mount - NEQ6
Camera - Nikon D800 shooting prime
Guider - Orion SSAG finder guider
Exposure: 42min, subs at 30seconds half at ISO125 half at ISO200.
