M16 & M17 Panoramic

rogerg (Roger) · #1 29-08-2011, 10:55 PM

G'day all,

A stitch of two frames, M16 & M17.

http://www.rogergroom.com/items/m16_and_m17_nebulas

See website link for larger version (1.3mb)

I'm quite happy with it, but unfortunately the M16 frame is slightly out of focus compared to the sharp M17. I didn't notice it on the night because I was taking the M16 while having dinner so it was a little rushed in comparison. I like having the two objects connected like this.

I am wondering if people might say it has a red cast. I've tried various adjustments but have settled on this as-is. The area is prone to a golden-red colour due to the mass of milky way stars, so if it's off then I don't think it's drastically off, but could be proved wrong. All quite subjective

Full image is 5700 pixelswide and looks quite nice showing reasonable detail in the nebulas

Megrez 90 + Borg DGL
Canon 350D @ 800ISO
10 x 5 min + 10 x 5min (two FOV)

Roger.

SkyViking (Rolf) · #2 30-08-2011, 06:13 AM

That's a great image, very nice composition. M17 is really bright. I have often mistaken it for M16 when sweeping the area visually.

multiweb (Marc) · #3 30-08-2011, 08:17 AM

Nice pano Roger. Beautiful field.

gregbradley · #4 30-08-2011, 06:34 PM

That's very good Roger.

Widefield mosaics are a great type of image.

Greg.

jase (Jason) · #5 30-08-2011, 08:34 PM

Looking good Roger, real good. I don't mind the colours you've presented. Its not easy getting the rich golden hue of the star clouds to come through. You should be happy with that image. Well done.

rogerg (Roger) · #6 30-08-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyViking

That's a great image, very nice composition. M17 is really bright. I have often mistaken it for M16 when sweeping the area visually.

Thanks

I have to admit I don't remember clearly what M16 looks like visually. M17 I do, it's quite a stand out.

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Originally Posted by multiweb

Nice pano Roger. Beautiful field.

Thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That's very good Roger.

Widefield mosaics are a great type of image.

Greg.

Mosaics are great... just have to dedicate the time to them

Quote:

Originally Posted by jase

Looking good Roger, real good. I don't mind the colours you've presented. Its not easy getting the rich golden hue of the star clouds to come through. You should be happy with that image. Well done.

Thanks Jase, much appreciate you taking the time to provide your thoughts on the colour.

midnight (Darrin) · #7 31-08-2011, 01:08 AM

A beauty. The image is nice and sharp too.

Well done!

Darrin...

rogerg (Roger) · #8 31-08-2011, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by midnight

A beauty. The image is nice and sharp too.

Well done!

Darrin...

Thanks

Ross G · #9 04-09-2011, 08:29 PM

Hi Roger,

A great sweeping widefield photo.

Love the detail and colours.

Thanks.

Ross.