M45

Lens: Lichtenknecker FFC 200/500 f/2,5

Mount: GPDX

Fiml: Kodak GPY 400

Exposure time: 45min.

 

Critique welcome

Nice image of the pleiades. I would like to see it cropped to isolate the cluster.

I have to disagree with Stacy. I think this cluster looks best in a nice wide field image like this one. I feel it loses it's magice if you isolate it too much.

Great picture. You captured the reflection nebulae nicely, and you have black space in the background. I have tried similar photos, but always end up with skyglow in the background. Did you use any filters, or just have a good dark site to shoot from?

It's interesting that so many photos of deep space objects have the subject in the center. I think it's because that's how we view them in the telescope. But the rule of thirds might help this photo. It's very crisp, though, and well exposed.

I agree with Erik. I am also tempted to crop because there is filamentary detail that would be more pronounced.

the pic was made at a really dark place, so the glow didnt appear.