Milkyway Montage

[multiweb]

Finaly finished my milkyway Ha Pano. Still a bit noisy and I'll probably need more data but considering the weather doesn't look like it's going to cooperate and the moon's up it'll have to wait.

Meanwhile I located most of the DSOs I shot over the years and did a little montage as a reference map.

The big file is here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/milkyway_montage_ha_ff.jpg)(5.4MB) 6834x2848 px
Smaller one here (http://www.astropic.net/astro/milkyway_montage_ha_f.jpg)(1.2MB) 3000x1250 px

Enjoy the pano. There's a bit of everything in it. :thumbsup:

[TrevorW]

Very nice Marc well put together you'll need to print a large one of that and mount it

[mswhin63]

Very impressive well done :thumbsup:

[spearo]

Nice work
should make a fine poster
frank

[Antu]

Wow ! That could be a very nice poster !

[AlexN]

Would LOVE a printed poster of that mate... Very impressive.

[White Rabbit]

:thumbsup:Like it.

[oosh]

Nicely presented mate - would indeed look great hung up.

[Ross G]

Hi Marc,

Looks amazing..you're an artist as well!

I get to see where all the DSOs are in relation to each other.

Thanks.

Ross.

[DavidU]

Absolutely superb Marc:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[OICURMT]

Pro-Quality!

A good way to view a variety of objects and their relative position to each other.

Definitely poster material.

[RickS]

Beautiful work, Marc! I'd buy a poster too :thumbsup:

[Screwdriverone]

Everybody loves a montage.....gotta get me a montage

Were going to need a montage (montage)
Ooh it takes a montage (montage)

Very nice Marc, premium work there mate....

C'est Magnifique!!!

Cheers

Chris

[multiweb]

Thanks Trev. :thumbsup: I don't think it's print material though (yet).

Thanks for looking mate. :thumbsup:

Thanks Frank. :thumbsup: Eventually.

Thanks Alex. :thumbsup: Will take a raincheck on that. Re-shoot some parts, smooth the data, tidy it up and I'll make it available via FTP somewhere. Maybe RAR it. I think the TIFF is a bit over 100MB.

Thanks mate. :thumbsup:

Thank you very much. :thumbsup:

Hey Ross! Thanks mate. :thumbsup: I got that lens! :) :party: Thanks heaps for the heads-up!


Thanks for the kind comment David. :thumbsup:

Thanks mate. :thumbsup: Yeah it's a good reference to see the positions, relative brightness and how it all fits together. All of a sudden the milkyway doesn't look that big.

Thanks for looking Rick. :thumbsup: As I told Alex I'll make the final available for people who want to print it out. No worries.


Merci beaucoup Chris. :thumbsup:

[strongmanmike]

Fantastic project and presentation, very cool Marc :thumbsup:

Eddie was way ahead of his time - a trail blazzer

Mike

[multiweb]

Yeah Eddie's a legend. Always browsing astroshed. He's the man. :thumbsup:

[renormalised]

Nicely done, Marc. Very well thought and set out. Great work:)

[Hagar]

Very nice Marc. That pretty well covers it. If I can make on sugestion. The bottom display box would look better being flat on the bottom not skewed to the side.
Otherwise brilliant work.

[multiweb]

Thanks for the comments Carl. I'm glad you liked it :thumbsup:



Thanks Doug. Too kind :thumbsup: TBH there are a lot of things that I'm not happy with in this picture considering the amount of time I took to get the data. Bit of frustration with not being able to register the stacks properly and use all the subs I have. At 35mm I found it a real challenge to get CCDIS or even registar to do anything remotely acceptable with star patterns matching. I got a 200mm lens which I'm going to use to get a better image scale and reshoot the sub panels and use this one as a reference scaffold.

Yeah I get what you say about the M16/17 sideways. I only did that so the zoom lines don't intersect the sides of the two other pics, top and bottom, and also tried to match their orientation in the scaffold. Obviously I didn't do a very good job at it. :P

Ultimately I will have this totally interactive so when you rollover the milkyway the side tiles update with a link to the area you hover on. First I need a decent milkyway that I don't have to hide behind big panels. ;)

[Ric]

Excellent work Marc.

I think you have done a wonderful job in its presentation.

[bartman]

Well Done Marc!
I attempted a similar shot ( a pano ) but it was just a rough/test .
Yours is what I wanted to get to but never got there!
Cheers
Bartman

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot Ric. :thumbsup:

Thanks Bart. :thumbsup: Widefields are fun when the seeing's not good.

[Brundah1]

Fantastic result Marc, you are a creative genius.

Wish I had your IT skills. If you can improve on this result that would be amazing.

You are an inspiration to us beginners.

David:thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Thanks a lot David. I'm glad these shots make you want to image some more. Whatever you do at any level you have to enjoy the hobby. It's not a competition. Good pics or bad pics, they're yours and that's all that matters. Have fun. :thumbsup:

[midnight]

This reminds of a wall picture I had on my wall in my early teens and I loved that wall picture of the Milky Way. When we moved houses in the late 90's it went missing in the move and I have never seen it since. This production of yours Marc is reminiscent of that picture and I love it.

Well done!

Darrin...

[multiweb]

Thanks Darrin.:thumbsup: When I have reshot something better I'll make sure I send you guys the link for a print out.

[astroboy]

Great work Marc
Did you use CCD for the main image ? must have needed a heap of shots to put togeter.

Thanks
Zane

[multiweb]

Thanks Zane. Yes I used a QHY8 with a Ha 7nm Baader filter on a Pentax lens at 35mm. The subs were all guided with a QHY5/PHD on a G11. Approx. 10x10min per panels. I did 6 panels overlapping slightly. It all turned out pretty noisy. Combination of bad seeing, poor transparency, moon glow and lack of practice and undertanding on my part. But I'll be back at it once the skies clear, having learnt my lesson.:thumbsup:

[RobF]

Inspiring stuff Marc. I love the way you've often got a project in mind and just keep plugging and plugging away until it really comes together in spectacular fashion.

[multiweb]

Thank you Rob. :thumbsup: Yeah I tend to start too many things at the same time and don't finish them... but I'll blame the weather this time. ;)

[gregbradley]

That's fabulous Marc. I love the presentation.

We are like twins at the moment. I just did a Ha mosaic of the same area with the Proline and a Pentax 67 55mm lens.

Greg.

[Cosmic]

Most impressive, it shows the time and effort well invested here:thumbsup:

Dan.

[multiweb]

Thanks Greg - looking forward to yours. :thumbsup:


Thanks Dan. :thumbsup: Wasn't easy to fit everything in with the weather. Will re-visit soon with better FL.