The Seven Sisters

2023December 2023

Dec 26

Written By Charles Lillo

Image Title: The Seven Sisters

Date image was taken: December 18, 2023

Location: My garden in Casamassima (BA) Italy , bortle 6 , sqm 19.30

Image Description and Details: The Seven Sisters - Pleiades Cluster (M45)
Daughters of the titan Atlas and the oceanic Pleione, seven nymphs transformed into stars consumed by their own pain or, according to others, in an eternal escape from a stubborn suitor.
Seven girls for the ancient Greeks, but also for many other peoples and cultures. The seven Pleiades were Maia, Electra, Taygete, Alcyone, Celeno, Sterope and Merope. The brightest stars of the Pleiades open cluster bear the same names as the seven mythological sisters and their two parents.
First monochrome job with the Asi 2600 MM pro camera, I wanted to shoot the magnificent seven sisters, a classic winter target that always has its great charm, shot from home in LRGB for 6 hours

Equipment Details: Technical data and tools
L: 90x120s, RGB: 90x120s
dark : 15
flat: 15*4
data acquisition: Asi Air Plus
telescope: Skywatcher 80ED with 0.85x reduction
main chamber: Asi 2600 MM pro
guide: Oag-L + Asi 290 MM mini
filter wheel: Efw 7x2
electronic focuser: Eaf 5v
mount: Skywatcher EQ6R-pro
Processing: Dss, PixInsight and Photoshop

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