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Garnet Star (again) and Pleiades During Occultation

On a rare clear night, I took another series on the Garnet Star, this time with the duo filter. The goal is to catch some nebulosity around the Garnet, and maybe bring this out via PixInsight or similar.

Here is the result, processed through StellarStudio Auto. 813 subs, 15 seconds at 60 gain, from atop the van (alt/az). Duo filter.

amateur astrophoto of the Garnet Star

The Garnet Star

That night, the moon was passing in front of the Pleiades. I scheduled some time there, but only one sub was kept. Here is what the Dwarf stacked itself. The StellarStudio process looks really bad, with a magenta square in the middle of the frame, so I’m skipping that. 15 seconds, 60 gain, astro filter, 1 sub.

amateur astrophoto of the Moon occulting the Pleiades

The Moon occulting the Pleiades