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Old 18-05-2015, 06:07 PM
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Rho Ophiuchus Wide Field + Mosaic

Hi everyone,

One of my favourite regions in the night sky. Been meaning to take this for many years, feels great to have finally gotten it! This is a single panel of two, mosaic to come soon feedback always welcome

D800 + Tokina 100mm f/2.8
Piggybacked on NEQ6 + 6" f/5 Achro
Total imaging time ~40min from Kinglake, Victoria


I haven't gotten around to getting my website up so unfortunately can only show the compressed image. One thing I have learned, it takes a very long time to stack and process 36MP RAW files!
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Old 18-05-2015, 06:47 PM
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As promised mosaic attached. Second panel is ~30min imaging time, ended up stacking and editing the two panels separately then combining/touching up on in Photoshop
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Old 18-05-2015, 07:10 PM
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Love the mosaic Meru. Puts much into perspective. Well done, and thanks for sharing.
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Old 18-05-2015, 07:16 PM
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Love the image. The colours are awesome and the framing is great.
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Old 18-05-2015, 07:18 PM
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Great looking photo Meru.

Nice colours and detail.

I love the composition of the mosaic.

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Old 18-05-2015, 07:23 PM
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Top shot Meru!, Love that mosaic, and this area is just stunning.
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Old 18-05-2015, 07:34 PM
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I like the cropped mosaic. Very nice image at that scale.
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Old 18-05-2015, 07:55 PM
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Wow, now that's some perspective. So many stars, that feeling of being insignificant comes mind lol. Nice job.
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Old 18-05-2015, 08:03 PM
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Mosaic is fantastic.

Pretty impressive shots from the D800 - how long were your exposures?

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Old 18-05-2015, 09:17 PM
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Those are just stunning, well done!
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Great stuff, Meru!
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Old 19-05-2015, 08:19 AM
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Great images Meru.
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Old 19-05-2015, 09:05 AM
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The colors are breathtaking, wonderful, spectacular. These wide field are better than much of the work I've seen from some rather famous imagers.

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Old 19-05-2015, 03:41 PM
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Thanks everyone! What a response, I wasn't expecting this

David, subframe exposure was 150s ISO1600 @ f/3.5 (total of 16+11 frames for left/right panel). I've always been a little weary of doing long subs and rather opting for higher ISO, but the D800 is proving to be very capable. I think next time I will go for longer subs. The galactic core is easy to process with the ~30min exposure, but definitely need 60min+ on the faint outliers (i.e. Rho Ophiuchi).

Another clear weekend up ahead so hoping to expand this mosaic, see if I can get the blue horsehead nebula & Vdb 99

Thanks again everyone for the feedback
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Old 19-05-2015, 09:38 PM
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This is looking very good, Meru! Keep going, I'm enjoying the additions!
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Old 20-05-2015, 08:20 AM
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Thanks Rod! Fingers crossed the weather holds up
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Old 20-05-2015, 12:05 PM
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Sensational image Meru...grand and sharp at the same time, great stuff

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Old 20-05-2015, 04:31 PM
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Holy crp... wow... great image.. awesome colors.

Now who wants to count the stars?
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Old 20-05-2015, 04:37 PM
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Fantastic ... congrats !!

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