I'm not a Deep Sky imager (yet), but I figure perhaps somebody here might appreciate the method of acquisition (even though most folks can do much better from their driveways, but since I don't own a good mount), tonight I was using the NASA SOHO online database, and I stacked 20 frames from May 2007 to create this shot of M45:
http://setisociety.org/PleiadesSOHO20framesproc.jpg
Considering that this is from a "SOLAR" space telescope (and the Sun is just outside of the frame), and the LASCO camera only has a resolution of 56 arc seconds per pixel (that's not a typo) I think it did O.K., and apparently it gets down to at least Mag 8.81 (on an easy to identify star I checked via Starry Night Pro.)
Awhile back I processed this one of M25 and M17 via SOHO
http://comsketch.com/SOHODEEPSPACEM25M17.jpg
And this one is Saggitarius star clouds near M-8
http://comsketch.com/SOHODEEPSPACE1.jpg
Regards, Jason H.
http://setisociety.org/PleiadesSOHO20framesproc.jpg
Considering that this is from a "SOLAR" space telescope (and the Sun is just outside of the frame), and the LASCO camera only has a resolution of 56 arc seconds per pixel (that's not a typo) I think it did O.K., and apparently it gets down to at least Mag 8.81 (on an easy to identify star I checked via Starry Night Pro.)
Awhile back I processed this one of M25 and M17 via SOHO
http://comsketch.com/SOHODEEPSPACEM25M17.jpg
And this one is Saggitarius star clouds near M-8
http://comsketch.com/SOHODEEPSPACE1.jpg
Regards, Jason H.
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