Fudging the cludge

[LewisM]

Meh, what the heck - why not try to join the panels eh? :P

Only a half-hearted (more like an eighth) attempt to merge them properly (all done by eye - not software), but the idea is there...

:rofl:

[Slawomir]

Trifid and Lagoon would both easily fit in just one frame, but why not do a two panel mosaic and still miss it! :lol:

Don't give up Lewis, you can do it :thumbsup:

[LewisM]

Yeah, but then I'd miss the cluster and the toes...

If I was of poor humour, I would be grossly offended, give up, sell or mothball the lot.

You rise me up Suavi :rofl::P

[Slawomir]

That was my evil plan actually...to lay my hands on your beautifully restored AP scope! :astron:

[LewisM]

You can lay your hands on the scope, but don't expect to go home with them - your hands that is :) :P

I am actually dieing to image with it - the Precise Parts A-P to Tak adaptor arrives tomorrow so I can fit the flattener/reducer. 120mm vs 80mm for the same exposure time will be hugely different! Just guiding may be trickier.

[leon]

Maybe Lewis, it might be time to give this one up :shrug:

However although it was off target, to many wines i expect :lol: the data looks fine, keep trying, :P

Leon :thumbsup:

[LewisM]

Give up? That's the coward's way out. I'll keep flogging this horse till it's mince meat and bone dust!

You just challenged me :rofl::rofl::rofl:

[issdaol]

Are you sure thats flogging the horse ??? or something else of yours .... :question: :rofl:

[gregbradley]

Things going wrong and correcting them is standard procedure for Astrophotography. Hell I have permanent observatories and you'd think you'd just flip a switch and you'd be off but no it often does throw up a little spanner every now and then.

Photoshop CC does mosaic stitching now. Open them both up with the 2nd image as a layer on the first. Then activate both layers then its file/automate/photomerge. It usually does a half decent job, not as good as PT Gui but not bad sometimes.

Greg.

[LewisM]

Just for more giggles, I actually DID merge it just like Greg said...

http://www.astrobin.com/full/305283/0/?nc=user

[leon]

Beautiful, :thumbsup: although the edges of the frame look a bit ragged, :shrug:it is a top shot.
Well done, and this is not with tongue in cheek so to speak.

Leon :thumbsup:

[LewisM]

Oh SURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRE Leon :rofl::lol:;):P

[SimmoW]

oh this is a classic thread, esp. Suavi's first reply! Cracked me up.

At first I thought you'd imaged an ancient alien 'Wall' Lewis, constructed to keep us aliens out.

I suspect the Trifid is shy, moving out of position every now and then