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Old 19-10-2023, 09:02 AM
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M8 Lagoon Nebula, 2 panel Mosaic

Each panel has approximately 25 hours of integration, and I put together this Mosaic more as a exploration of mosaic stitching in PixInsight than anything, as I had imaged the Main Lagoon complex and the "Puddle" separately.

The puddle panel was taken at a 90 degree orientation to the main Lagoon complex so a large amount of the frame got discarded in the final crop. I'm still on the fence about the processing, I'd like the puddle to be brighter, but the 2 frames are very well balanced,both in total exposure time, and as far as gradients and brightness levels. You can see my efforts in trying to brighten the Puddle with my original upload on Astrobin.

Because I had to lose a large amount of the puddle frame in this crop, I'll probably use it as the basis for a new mosaic next season; there appears to be quite a lot of interesting nebulosity hanging out between the Lagoon and the Trifid.

Check it out on Astrobin to see the imaging details and make sure to see it large!

C&C is welcome!

Thanks for looking and Clear Skies!
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