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The Seven Sisters star cluster
The Seven Sisters star cluster
jlanoue


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-11 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Bedford, NH
Date: Nov 28, 2007
Aperture: 160mm
ISO: 800
Shutter: B
Galleries: Astrophotography
Date Uploaded: Nov 28, 2007

One of my lousiest attempts at the seven sister's star cluster (aka the Plieades star cluster). This is a 300 second exposure with lots of condensation on the optics making the blue stars blobby. Noise reduction on, canon 350xt, Tak e-160 telescope. Camera and scope guided with a Losmandy G-11 mount. 300 second exposure, ISO800, f3.3.

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Place: 183 out of 393
Avg (all users): 5.7469
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.8034
Avg (non-participants): 5.6000
Views since voting: 1782
Views during voting: 257
Votes: 162
Comments: 7
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05/18/2008 07:46:59 PM
We used to take a three day road trip to mexico every year or every other year when I was growing up. And we would always stop at rest areas or something of the sort in the night. And I would look up and this is almost always the first set of stars I would look for :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/05/2007 06:42:06 AM
Nice capture, wonder about more 'depth' through post processing and also a crop/framing variation - perhaps more vertical.
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12/02/2007 05:28:19 PM
I love browsing your astrophotography :) I hope people realize the work that goes into this.
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12/02/2007 01:27:06 PM
Perhaps I'm not sophisticated enough to truly appreciate astrophotography; however, I like how you've used or created vignetting to make the subject cluster pop.
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12/02/2007 06:39:36 AM
Very nice presentation of this!
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12/02/2007 01:39:14 AM
wow...excellent astrophotgraphy...this is a lot harder than it looks...9
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12/01/2007 09:58:23 PM
Interesting, I can't make out the constellation though. Is this in the ORION BELT area? Could be Plaiedees or Lyra perhaps? What a marvelous telescope you must have. 9
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