Eta....in bulk

[Peter Ward]

Finally got some software that handles mosaics really well, and allowed me to concentrate on the star colours rather than getting stuck in a registration loop.

http://www.atscope.com.au/BRO/gallery12.html

will lead to a *really big* version. Not iphone friendly.

Peter

[iceman]

Wow, now that is really good. One of the best Eta's i've seen. How many frames is the mosaic?

Very nice work, Peter. The star colours really make it pop.

[Garyh]

Very nicely done Peter! :thumbsup:

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Gary, Mike.

The Mosaic is the same 4 frame STL11k data set as was somewhat infamously and incorrectly colour profiled recently in AS&T (also a big thumbs up to Greg B at AS&T for re-printing it in the current issue)

It seems to me that if you get good star colour variation (whites, blues , yellows.....but no greens!) the rest of the colours fall into place. I have to say I'm pretty happy with the result... :)

[Alchemy]

seamless integration, looks great, glad to see the magazine were good on their word and reprinted it.

[Matty P]

Beautiful image Peter. The large version is simply amazing.

It looks great in this months AS&T. :thumbsup:

[turbo_pascale]

Peter,

So what software did you use for the mosaic?

Turbo

[marc4darkskies]

Magical! Top shot(s) Peter! Star colours are rich & clean and this helps give the image impact. Faultless stitching too! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Cheers, Marcus

[Peter Ward]

Panorama factory...but I suspect any panorama software will work well with mosaics.

Cheers
Peter

[jase]

Nice repro Peter. Excellent details on display. I assuming this is a straight LRGB correct? No Ha?

[Peter Ward]

Thanks Jase. Correct no H-alpha. I find unless the object is really dim (ie you really need the data) the extra work in getting the star colours right as a result of Ha layering makes it a questionable addition....

BTW the image didn't rate at CWAS.... maybe I need to add more frames!

[robgreaves]

Nice work :) I have to say I wasn't overly impressed with the printed shot in the current AS&T but the image on your website is superb. Just a shame they never look as good in magazine print.

Regards,
Rob

[Jen]

:2thumbs::2thumbs: