Dynamic Duo

[Peter Ward]

Decided to re-visit this well imaged part of the sky and perhaps foolishly....have taken on the task of making a rather large mosaic....

Part of the project can be seen here (http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery315.html)

[Octane]

This is going to be absolutely spectacular.

The detail will be beyond the charts!

Looking forward to it.

H

[gregbradley]

That is very nice. Love the perfection of the background/stars.

The trouble with mosaics is the first 4 panels aren't too painful but adding extra rows or columns adds up fast.

Greg.

[pvelez]

Holy Hydrogen Alpha! That looks a cracker

Pete

[RickS]

A great start, Peter! The combination of FOV and resolution should be quite something.

[Peter Ward]

Thanks..and well, that's the plan...hoping the weather holds :prey:


and from downtown Gotham city ;)



Ta. Slow progress to date..a just panel per night it seems...

Thanks H.

[graham.hobart]

Makes me happy!!
Such clarity. Poster prints when done?
Can't wait to see the finished mosaic.
Impressive again Peter.
:thumbsup:

[LewisM]

Love it!

The only other one that I have seen that can compare is this one: http://ollypenrice.smugmug.com/Other/Best-of-Les-Granges/i-XqpRhfL/0/X3/SAG%20TRIPLET%20TEC%20MOSAIC-X3.jpg

[Larryp]

Looking superb already, Peter!

[Peter Ward]

Thanks gentlemen.... having now seen the excellent version Lewis linked to I decided a re-pro was in order!

Looks much better now, same URL, just refresh your browser.

I think the re-pro has more "sparkle" and better colour balance.

[RB]

Yes that looks better Peter.
Nicer colour balance.
Beautiful.

:thumbsup:

[Paul Haese]

Looks good Peter. I really like the Trifid in this image. It has something a little special in the look. The blend of the Ha with the RGB looks very solid too. Maybe just a little dark, but that is only a tiny bit. I take it you are going downward next to pick up 6559?

[Peter Ward]

Thanks for the input Paul... yep, I looked at brightening up the lower levels, decided I liked the higher contrast. I've got the 6559 data already...but the stitch is proving problematical ... thinking of heading out toward the Galaxy core next...



Ta! :)

[alpal]

Hi Peter,
That's a beautiful pic.
Using Photoshop -
I would have increased the dark point to brighten those darkest areas
& also selectively adjusted the contrast in the brightest areas of the Lagoon
using a blurred mask with feathering & curves -
but it's still fantastic as it is.

cheers
Allan

[Peter Ward]

Thanks for your input Allan...and I really do appreciate "frank and fearless" comment!

Maybe it is a little dark...maybe not.... fact is: I have no idea what monitors the image is being viewed on.

But I have a personal rule...apply changes globally or not at all (one learned gentleman has pointed out to me: you must "respect the light" ;) )

"Id est quod id est" :thumbsup:

[alpal]

Yes I know - what I suggested is cheating but I do that all the time
to try & stop bright areas from being washed out in the glare.

[atalas]

Good work Peter.