Pleiades (M45) has some dark secrets

I was able to pull out some darker whispies as well as several galaxies hidden in the mist while imaging Pleiades, AKA M45 or “The Seven Sisters” (I count a lot more than seven!).

This is 21 hours of RGB with pretty basic processing. There are also a bunch galaxies hiding in plain site

RGB with a bunch of whispies you don't normally see

The processing included (see the processing icons here):

• RGB combine via pixelmath
• Auto Linear Fit
• GradientCorrection
• BlurX (correct only)
• ImageSolver for SPCC
• SPCC, set up for my astrodon RGB filters and PhotonFlux
• BlurX Full
• NoiseX
• StarX
• Stretch stars via STF/Histogram Transformation
• GHS and a bit of curves to stretch the starless
• put the stars back
• final tweaking

Click an image to see it bigger with some acquisition info

Image details on Astrobin

Pleiades RGB