Montage Crux.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

The things I do when the moons out.:rolleyes:

I started out wanting make the most of clear skies even with moon in the way.

My plan was to see what's around the major stars in crux but the moon interfered too much with decent exposures.
So I decided to make a montage of the stars and jewel box in the shape of crux.:D

I know ---- I'm :screwy:

Yes they are all the correct stars.

8” F/4 astrograph , baader type coma corrector, HEQ Pro 5 mount, orion mini guider.
Camera.
Unmodded Cannon 1100D. Cooler box.

5 x 2 minute subs ISO 400 per image . Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker .Processed in Photoshop 7 .

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp]

That turned out well, Justin! Nice work :thumbsup:

[batema]

Very nice indeed.

[Regulus]

That's a pretty nice result Justin.

[Rod771]

Great result Justin. That looks really good :thumbsup:

[cometcatcher]

That's got be be one of the nicest Southern Cross I've seen. How many panels?

You know you have to do ALL the constellations now. :D Something to do on a moon lit night.

[strongmanmike]

Lovely portrait of our signature constellation Justin, excellent work on moon filled night :thumbsup:

Mike

[Stevec35]

Very, very attractive Justin.

Steve

[Marios]

Good job pin point stars that Baader coma corrector really pays for itself.:thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Laurie!

Surprised how it turned out myself.



Thanks Mark!



Thanks Trevor!

I really like diffraction spikes in this case.



Thanks Rod!




Thanks Kevin!

Six panels, plus some copy and fill in.
Yeah, imagine Scorpio in a bright star montage! :)



Thanks Mike!

Hate to see a clear night go to waste.



Thanks Steve!



Thanks Mario's

Cheers,

Justin.

[cometcatcher]

Yeah Scorpio would be nice. Do you take requests? :D You must do Orion! Might have to wait until it comes around again though.

[atalas]

Nicer shot justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Louie!:thumbsup:

Cheers,

Justin.

[jsmoraes]

Very nice work, Justin. Jewel Box is very clear and the color of stars are very beautiful. Congratulations.
note: inside Crux there are at least two interesting objects, too. This constellation is very impressive. I like explore it. Gama-Crux, for example, has a close little blue star that always call my attention.

[marco]

Very nice Justin, working on more than 4 panels mosaic is tougher than most people thoughts so kudos to you!
Regards
Marco

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Jorge!

Yes, beautiful star in Crux.:thumbsup:



Thanks Marco!:thumbsup:

Keeps me out of the Pub.:D

Cheers,

Justin.

[AG Hybrid]

Love how bright red that carbon star is, located near bcrux.

[astronobob]

Thats the Best Crux Ive ever seen Justin, True, them Stars are absolutely Stunning in that field, magically executed :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Adrian!:thumbsup:

Are you a variable star man?




Thanks Bob!:thumbsup:

It's fun being creative with images, have to take my hat off to the software developers for the wonderful programs that allow us to make these images.

Cheers,

Justin.

[lacad01]

Superb Crux, well done Justin :thumbsup::thumbsup:

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Adam!:thumbsup:

Cheers,

Justin.

[Astroman]

Wow Justin, thats a terrific image, very cool seeing it like this and the Jewel box so clear also. Thanks for sharing, although a little late in replying :D How did you get on with the motorised thing for your tracker doodad.

[el_draco]

Geez, the jewelbox stands out nicely in this shot

[tilbrook@rbe.ne]

Thanks Andrew!:thumbsup:

Yep, the tracker is motorised and I'm happy with it.
Check out this thread.

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=121234



Thanks Rom! :thumbsup:

Remember that this image is stitched together from my 8" f/4, so it gives a false sense of resolution.

Cheers,

Justin.