Mosaic silliness!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Hi,

It's been too hot to do any decent imaging with an unmodded DSLR.

So i thought I'd do some short exposure wide fields with the intention of making a mosaic. I chose the LMC and SMC with two panels, I tried to stitch it together in DSS, would'nt work.
Realised there was not enough overlap, really needed another panel.

So I thought, I'd run it throught photo stitch that came with my canon camera. It did a good job of blending them even though it's not correct.

A bit of fun anyway.

Equipment.

Skywatcher ED80, orion mini guider, orion field flattener, HEQ pro 5 mount.
Unmodded canon 1100D, piggybacked nifty fifty lens, 2 minute subs at iso 800, total 10 minutes, each panel.
Stacked in DSS and processed in PS7.

Cheers,

Justin.

[allan gould]

I really like this mosaic as its worked well. It's good to try something different, well done.

[alpal]

I like it - good to get both targets & Tuc 47.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by allan gould

I really like this mosaic as its worked well. It's good to try something different, well done.

Thanks Allan!

Can't wait for some cooler weather to take some longer exposures for a redo.

Originally Posted by alpal

I like it - good to get both targets & Tuc 47.

Thanks!

This area always looks good in wide field.

Cheers,

Justin.

[Ross G]

Great looking mosaic Justin.

Like the wide composition.

Ross.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great looking mosaic Justin.

Like the wide composition.

Ross.

Thanks Ross!

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Lovely mosaic, Justin-love the composition

[kustard (Simon)]

Imagine that mosaic as a mural on your wall, it would be beautiful.

[Rigel003 (Graeme)]

Lovely result Justin. Well worth the effort.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Nice looking result Justin. A bit lacking in red but I guess that's the price you pay for an unmodded DSLR.

Cheers

Steve

[Paul Haese]

That is a great wide field view of both these interesting galaxies.

[atalas]

Nice seeing those two galaxies together Justin!well done.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

Lovely mosaic, Justin-love the composition

Thanks Laurie!

Originally Posted by kustard

Imagine that mosaic as a mural on your wall, it would be beautiful.

Thanks Simon!
Must get some images printed out one day.

Originally Posted by Rigel003

Lovely result Justin. Well worth the effort.

Thanks Graeme!

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Nice looking result Justin. A bit lacking in red but I guess that's the price you pay for an unmodded DSLR.

Cheers

Steve

Thanks Steve!

Done a repro, managed to get a little more red into the image.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

That is a great wide field view of both these interesting galaxies.

Thanks Paul!

Originally Posted by atalas

Nice seeing those two galaxies together Justin!well done.

Thanks Louie!

Cheers,

Justin.

[naskies (Dave)]

Nice work, Justin! I love those two little clouds

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by naskies

Nice work, Justin! I love those two little clouds

Thanks Dave!

Cheers,

Justin.

[ourkind (Carlos)]

That's really nice, great work Justin!

[gregbradley]

That turned out very well.
Greg.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That turned out very well.
Greg.

Thanks Greg!

Originally Posted by ourkind

That's really nice, great work Justin!

Thanks Carlos!

Cheers,

Justin.

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

Certainly looks legit! Nice work.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by seeker372011

Certainly looks legit! Nice work.

Thanks Narayan!

Cheers,

Justin.