
Click the Pleiades to see the whole image at a higher resolution.
Click the Moon to see it at a higher resolution
This is a composite image. The image of the
Pleiades was taken prior to the occultation as a long exposure is required
to record the nebulosity surrounding the stars. This would not be
possible in a moonlit sky. The image of the moon was taken at the
time of the occultation and then superimposed on the image of the
Pleiades. The moon was imaged using the ST-2000XM
CCD camera at f/8.2 on the Meade
10" RCX400. It is a mosaic of 6 images, each 1/1000th
of a second through a red filter at 2x2 binning
Equipment Used for Image of Pleiades
Image Durations for Image of the Pleiades
|
Duration (mins) |
Binning |
Luminance |
90 (18x5 mins) |
1x1 |
Red |
20 (4x5mins) |
2x2 |
Green |
20 (4x5mins) |
2x2 |
Blue |
20 (4x5mins) |
2x2 |
|