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A photo of Mars and Pleiades (M45) in the night sky. Pleiades was the only other DSO I photographed and I thought it was pretty cool to get mars in the same frame. This one didn't actually have a lot of exposure time (~28 minutes) compared to my previous one. That, combined with the relatively low focal length, meant there's not a whole lot of detail in Pleiades. Even if I don't think it's as good as the previous photo, I still think it's good enough to share since it's my second ever DSO photo. :3
Total exposure: 28 minutes (1 minute subs x 28)
ISO: 3200
Aperture: 2.8
Total exposure: 28 minutes (1 minute subs x 28)
ISO: 3200
Aperture: 2.8
Category Photography / Scenery
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 4027 x 2013px
File Size 6.85 MB
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A sturdy tripod, an equatorial mount, and good transparency (low atmospheric distortion) help out a whole lot. If I remember correctly, one of the biggest contributors to atmospheric distortion is humidity. Fortunately, cold air can't hold as much humidity as warm air, which allows for great transparency. The downside, of course, is it's fucking cold and it sucks! On top of that, Orion and Pleiades were high in the sky which meant less atmosphere to go through to see it.
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