Orion and Horse Mosaic in Ha

[Hagar]

Well after initially surviving the heart attack after finally seeing some sky I decided to try my hand at a Mosaic.

I took 50 minutes of exposure on each panel (2) in Ha and tried my hand at putting it together in Photoshop. I used Registar to align the two panels with the rest done in PS CS4.

I was pleasantly surprised at the end result, considering this is my first attempt at a mosaic.

details:
Camera: Atik 11002M
Filter: Baader 7nm Ha
Panels: 2 only
Exposure: 50 min each panel in 10 min subs
Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106ED at F5
Mount: G11 guided with QHY5 and WO 70mm

Comments more than welcome.

[jjjnettie]

Finally some clear skies for you Doug!! I'm very very happy for you.:D
And a beaut image it is too.
Welcome back into the fray.

[desler]

Clear skies, I don't believe it, where did you get the data from??????

Only joking, Wonderful start to your mosaic journey!

Darren

[strongmanmike]

Hey that's excellent Doug, well done mate :thumbsup:

My screen here at work is highish contrast and in a well lit room but it looks perty good.

Mike

[TheAstroGuy]

Absolutely awesome shot, love mosaics and that is a stunner, perfectly done IMO and great detail, right amount of soft but sharp.
Nice Work

Merry Christmas

[telemarker]

Beautifully sharp Doug. The horse and flame are exquisite and loads of detail in the outer detail in M42. The core is a bit clipped, though I'll leave it to greater heads to offerr advice. As a mosaic it is definitely a success. Well done. :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Stunning! The FSQ is a great scope hey? There's plenty of Ha in there between the HH and Orion. You can push the data harder and it will show all the way. Good stuff. :thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

Nice one Dougie

[gregbradley]

Great shot Dougie. I am shooting the same area.

With the reducer you get that same FOV with one image.

Greg.

[CoolhandJo]

Nice and Seamless!

[duncan]

Some mighty fine imaging being done. Super shots.:thumbsup:
Duncan

[Alchemy]

Well, well, well, a victorian with a clear sky...... Almost unheard of.
Stitched together nicely, I have watched with interest some of these mosaics done of late, they all seem to be done with the 106 tak , which brings me to my question.
Do the panels stitch seamlessly due to a flat field or do you have to tinker at the edges, I tried some years ago with the 12 inch newt but it didn't overlay exactly, and I had to erase the duplicate stars to some degree, and although you may not notice at first look, if you were to check carefully you'd find the misalignments. I haven't yet done one with the Williams but may have a bash if the skies ever improve.

[David Fitz-Henr]

Superb shot Doug!! Nicely stitched together - well done!!

[danielsun]

Wow, that's a stunner Doug!:thumbsup:
Beautiful work mate.;)

Cheers Daniel.

[Hagar]

Thanks Guy's. I was very happy how it turned out.

Greg, just checked the FOV in starry night, you're right. Never even tought about that and I have the reducer sitting there.

Clive, still some messing around the overlap but I think this is beginners luck. Time will tell.

Thanks again everyone.

[Fabiomax]

Is it your first mosaic? congratulations, it is really wonderfull field and the mosaic is well done, I think is not easy to do it.
Fabiomax

[Hagar]

Thanks Fabiomax, yes it is my first attempt at a mosaic and I was very pleased with the result, I just hope I can do it again when I try for something a bit larger with more panels. Blending the join was not the easiest thing I have done but it seemed to work OK.

Thanks

[Paul Haese]

Nice going Doug. It should look a real treat when you have it completed.

[Stevec35]

Good stuff Doug. Lots of fine detail there and it obviously stitches together well.

Cheers

Steve

[mill]

Nice panel beating Doug ;)
Must try my hand at mosaics again soon.
If the weather would only cooperate :(

[RobF]

Great mosaic effort for a huge chunk of sky Doug.
Hope Santa sends you some more clear skies too.....!

[Hagar]

Not sure what I will do with this one Paul. I might leave it as is and try something bigger with the reducer fitted. Thanks for the comment.



Thanks Steve, I was surprised how easy it went together but it was only 2 panels.



Thanks Marty, i might put some effort into making the overlap a little smaller on the next try. Interesting exercise though.



Thanks Rob, Some clear skies and some time away from work might be what I need to get a nice RGB image.

[Bassnut]

Especially expert composition there Doug, and nice in mono. M42 blown to hell tho (jeez, fix that?). All in all a pleasure to view.

[Hagar]

I knew someone would comment on the core so I have some short shots, not the best but still better than before I think.

Thanks Fred.

[Craig_L]

Hi Doug,
Looks really good. Maybe a little hot around the flame. You still have loads of detail between the Horsehead and M42 that should come out if you stretch a bit more. Great work.

[Bassnut]

Much better Doug, nice work.

[RobF]

Indeed, a most striking image. Inspiring stuff.

[multiweb]

repro looks hot! Impressive. :thumbsup:

[richardo]

I like this a lot Doug,
especially after fixing M42's core.
Like these wider field views giving us perspective.
Looks seemless to my eye so congrats on the stitching.

Any colour?
Would look nice for the wall.;)

All the best
Rich

[Hagar]

Thanks Craig, I didn't push it to hard because I hope to use it for a RGB blend at a later stage.



Thanks Fred



Thanks Rob



Thanks Marc.



Thanks Rich, Colour to follow hopefully.