I shot M16 and M17 separately without realising that the fields of view overlapped significantly, I figured that this was the perfect opportunity to try my hand at mosaics...
Due to it being unplanned, the images were off by about 20% of the frame vertically, but the camera rotation did not change between images, and there was perhaps 35% overlap horizontally.
Panels: 2
M16 data
90x180s June 16, 2024
120x180s June 17, 2024.
M17 data.
60x180s July 15, 2024
150x180s July 16, 2024
Total Integration: 210x3min subs per panel (21hrs total)
Calibration: 30 darks used.
Drizzled 2x as my pixel scale is 3.05"/px
Processed in PixInsight and Photoshop
Askar 65PHQ + 0.75x Reducer
Askar D1 6nm Ha/OIII filter
Player One Artemis C pro (IMX294) @ -20°C
Player One OAG
Player One Filter Drawer
Player One Sedna-M IMX178 guider
Avalon Instruments M-Zero mount
Pic 1: Ha Only
Astrobin
Pic 2: Ha/OIII into Foraxx
Astrobin
Next time I might actually plan to shoot a mosaic and see if it works out a little easier - however i'm quite happy with this!
This would easily represent the longest integration on a 'single' image I've ever done, and by far the longest time spent processing the data.