NGC3532 Mosaic

[ballaratdragons]

Because the Toucam and ED80 combination doesn't allow for a very wide FOV, I made up a mosaic of NGC3532 using 9 imaged sections.

Here is the finished product. :)

I know, it just looks like a bunch of stars :lol:

[ballaratdragons]

:confuse3: hmmmm, 26 views and no comments.

Shows how ordinary it is :lol:

I was hoping it would make the Cluster stand out among the background stars, but it didn't. It just looks like a page of dots. :P

They don't even look like stars :rofl:

[iceman]

It almost looks like some of your old photoshop work :lol:

Maybe the cluster is too sparse to be effective using your techniques?

[ballaratdragons]

Yep Mike, a digital spray gun gone wrong :lol:

It's a very large cluster for the ED80. Even with the focal reducer in place!

NGC3532's dimension is 50.0' x 50.0'. and they are only 40 second exposures to keep the Amp Glow to a minimum.

[Garyh]

You have done a fine job stitching them all together Ken!!
Well done :thumbsup:

[Dr Nick]

It isn't reallt that bad, it does look like a page of dots, but dont all cluster images? ;)

Well done! ;)

[ballaratdragons]

:lol: I was starting to go Goo-Goo eyed trying to manually match all the dots :rofl:

[Bassnut]

You have the stiching thang down pat, I cant see the join, now take a mosiac of somethink interesting ;-).

Fred

[ballaratdragons]

Give me a new camera and I'll gladly comply :lol:

[Ric]

Very nice stitching Ken no joins or seams in that one, I can see a cows head in the cluster though

[ballaratdragons]

A cows head???? :reindeer:

1. These are the individual images (3x40 seconds each)
2. The Mosaic assembly marked

[Ric]

It was more obvious on my laptop monitor at home last night.
The work monitor doesn't show it as well.

Cheers