Great depth together with the colours, esp. in the High Res really create a wonderful impression of a portal to .....
Best
JA
Cheers JA - lol, yes that Portal is very "Dr.Strange" now that you mention it. Thanks for the feedback
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Originally Posted by RickS
That's a huge investment of time & effort, Andy, and it paid off handsomely.
Hey Thanks for the positive vibes Rick, yes it's a labour of love alright!
I've learned so much from embarking on this project that I'll try a few more large scale objects in the future.
Very nice Andy! Huge and dynamic image that's for sure! Maybe a project for me next year
Thanks Colin, there's a lot going on in there, WR stars, supergiants, a potential supernova and it's HUGE. Might go 4xpanels eventually
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Your usual alternative style and interpretation Andy, cool...Fred would love it! Wow, a big effort though well done
Mike
Thanks Mike!
As you know I like to image/process the path least traveled.
Now that I have RegiStar, I'm toying with the idea of doing a Peter Ward & getting some closer core data with my bigger scope and merging it in as a superluminance layer.
Hmmm...
I have never tried a mosaic the thought of processing alignment scares me.
60 hours is epic and it looked worth it the FOV is amazing to see eta with the mistral.
Colours are great too not overboard and wacky as is the case sometimes with narrow band.
Great shot Andy, that SV70 is really getting a workout!
Bo
Thanks Bo - yes it's small but sure punches above it's weight!
Great bang for the buck too
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Originally Posted by Flugel88
I have never tried a mosaic the thought of processing alignment scares me.
60 hours is epic and it looked worth it the FOV is amazing to see eta with the mistral.
Colours are great too not overboard and wacky as is the case sometimes with narrow band.
Cheers Flugel, yes I was a little but more restrained on the colour palette than some of my previous efforts - I must be mellowing!
In truth this was my first real go at a mosaic and if you have decent registration software it's not so difficult, just time consuming!
I trialled six different registration/panorama apps but settled on RegiStar because it works as advertised with my workflow and is written specifically for Astro.
If RegiStsr has been written for astro work, can it stitch unstretched images? Or does it need some light stretching like the others?
From the Registar website - TIFF, JPEG, and FITS images are supported. RegiStar supports 8- and 16-bit depth internally, but will read higher depth FITS images.
So yes, it works with both un-stretched and stretched images.
From the Registar website - TIFF, JPEG, and FITS images are supported. RegiStar supports 8- and 16-bit depth internally, but will read higher depth FITS images.
So yes, it works with both un-stretched and stretched images.
I have found that Autopano Giga doesn't work so well with unstretched images (cannot find alignment points). I've tried Microsoft ICE and it will stitch unstretched images BUT I have found in doing so also destroys all but the brightest parts (I am stitching vast faint nebulous areas at times). Both programs work perfectly fine with lightly stretched imaged though.
Welcome to the world of mega data. 60 hours is a huge effort. Detail looks good, as to does the field of field. It is a massive object. Core looks a bit burnt out to me though.
Welcome to the world of mega data. 60 hours is a huge effort. Detail looks good, as to does the field of field. It is a massive object. Core looks a bit burnt out to me though.
Thanks Paul, appreciate the feedback. Not done with this thing yet. Planning to extend it out further on both sides and then get some extra core detail with my longer 'scope. Stay tuned...
Thanks for the feedback 
Wow, a big effort though well done 
