Hi All,
Well, this weekend at Wiruna was just amazing. Had a great time under clear, steady skies...
The Rosette is a large, diffuse object with a cluster of bright stars in the centre. Where I live, the nebulosity gets lost in LP, but this weekend presented a rare opportunity.
My first mosaic!
The attached image is a 2-frame mosaic, the Rosette is way to big for a single frame with the 127mm ED and QHY8. I think this object may benefit from a 4-frame or even 6-frame mosaic in the 'future'.
The attached image is a quick stretch with some contrast enhancement and colour correction. I'm sure I can do better, but I just had to post this for comment
127mm North Group 'APO'
EQ6 mount, guided
6x600s subs per frame, QHY8, gain 1, offset 58
Flats and bias applied in DSS.
Cheers,
Rob