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p.1 #1 · Astrophotography, Pleiades

4 stacked images, with CS5

D700, Orion Astrograph 8" Reflector Telescope (800mm)

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Jan 31, 2013 at 01:48 AM

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p.1 #2 · Astrophotography, Pleiades

Hey Anthony,

That is pretty cool work there.

Jim

Jan 31, 2013 at 05:38 AM

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p.1 #3 · Astrophotography, Pleiades

Anthony - I like the picture. Good job.

I am new to astrophotography. Are the star flares a result of the reflector or did you use a special filter. What were the settings for the pictures. Did you use guiding?

Scott

Jan 31, 2013 at 01:46 PM

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p.1 #4 · Astrophotography, Pleiades

Most of the time flares are caused from the supports that hold the secondary mirror in position. The light ends up diffracting around the supports and causing the flares. Also, the number of diffraction spikes tells you how many supports are used, so some people can make educated guesses on what type of telescope took the pictures without being told. Similar like us counting aperture blades using bokeh.

Oh, and nice shot!

Jan 31, 2013 at 02:09 PM

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p.1 #5 · Astrophotography, Pleiades

Cool shot. Twinkling stars on my screen.

JBR

Feb 01, 2013 at 05:17 AM

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p.1 #6 · Astrophotography, Pleiades

Nice work Anthony. Wish we could get some clear weather...

Eric

Feb 02, 2013 at 02:49 PM

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