Scorpius 4 panel mosaic.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Hi,

Clouds cleared away allowing me to complete my 4 panel mosaic of Scorpius.

Taken with the Canon 1100D and nifty 50 lens at f/4.5, ISO 1600 x 180sec subs x 2 per panel.

Each panel stacked in DSS, stitched with ICE and processed in PS 7.

It's a stunning constellation!

Cheers,

Justin.

[nebulosity. (Jo)]

Really nice Justin! Colours etc, look great.

What a beautiful part of the sky

Jo

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Very nice, don't think I'll ever grow tired of seeing stuff from that region

[multiweb (Marc)]

Beautiful colours and details. Nailed it!

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

That's awesome. Sagittarius next. Then I want Corona Australis (with the 8").

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by nebulosity.

Really nice Justin! Colours etc, look great.

What a beautiful part of the sky

Jo

Thanks Jo!

Originally Posted by lacad01

Very nice, don't think I'll ever grow tired of seeing stuff from that region

Thanks Adam!

Yep so much to see.

Originally Posted by multiweb

Beautiful colours and details. Nailed it!

Thanks Marc!

Certainly a multitude of colours to balance.

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

That's awesome. Sagittarius next. Then I want Corona Australis (with the 8").

Thanks Kevin!

You read my mind .
Looks like it may be clear tonight, so hopefully!

Cheers,

Justin.

[Regulus (Trevor)]

Justin that is such a dramatic photo! Really well done.

[Asterix2020 (Paul)]

Really nice work Justin.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Excellent piece of work Justin

Mike

[astronobob (Bob)]

Like everything about this Justin, top piece of work and great constellation to do a widey sky
Actually very inspirational also, Ive gotta point some Glass to the Stars more often

[LightningNZ (Cam)]

Very pretty and lovely framing of the field too.
-Cam

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Nicely done as usual Justin. I was delving into Scorpius last night at considerably greater focal length and had to give up because of the clouds. Ah well.

Steve

[Paul Haese]

Nice Justin, Great colour and nice fine feather detail in the dust lanes.

[Joshua Bunn (Joshua)]

Such an awesome view Justin, and very smooth and pleasing to look at.

[RB (Andrew)]

Very nicely done Justin.
RB

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Regulus

Justin that is such a dramatic photo! Really well done.

Thanks Trevor!

The part of this image I spent most time on was the stars, needed to reduce the clutter to bring out the main stars the make up the scorpion.

Originally Posted by Asterix2020

Really nice work Justin.

Thanks Paul!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Excellent piece of work Justin

Mike

Thanks Mike!

Originally Posted by astronobob

Like everything about this Justin, top piece of work and great constellation to do a widey sky
Actually very inspirational also, Ive gotta point some Glass to the Stars more often

Thanks Bob!

Yep, love to see some more images from your gear.

Originally Posted by LightningNZ

Very pretty and lovely framing of the field too.
-Cam

Thanks Cam!

I planned this one out using guide 8, it gives the area covered at different F/L. This allowed me to work out the best camera orientation for the panels and final frame.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Nicely done as usual Justin. I was delving into Scorpius last night at considerably greater focal length and had to give up because of the clouds. Ah well.

Steve

Thanks Steve!

Look forward to your image, another faint planetary perhaps.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Nice Justin, Great colour and nice fine feather detail in the dust lanes.

Thanks Paul!

I must say, when the skies are clear the seeing and transparency have been good.
Certainly helps with the fine detail.

Originally Posted by Joshua Bunn

Such an awesome view Justin, and very smooth and pleasing to look at.

Thanks Joshua!

Originally Posted by RB

Very nicely done Justin.
RB

Thanks RB!

Cheers,

Justin.

[atalas]

Very nice Justin!

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Very nice Justin!

Thanks Louie!

Cheers,

Justin.

[gregbradley]

A stunner. I love these types of shots. You did this remarkably well. Your nicest image to date?

A 50mm is a nice lens for this type of imaging. I just received the 2nd highest rated lens on DXOmark and am itching to see how it performs with this type of shot.

Greg.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by gregbradley

A stunner. I love these types of shots. You did this remarkably well. Your nicest image to date?

A 50mm is a nice lens for this type of imaging. I just received the 2nd highest rated lens on DXOmark and am itching to see how it performs with this type of shot.

Greg.

Thanks Greg!

That means a lot from someone with your experience in wide field mosaics.
The nifty fifty is a good lens, but I need to run it at f/ 4.5 for the best results.
Look forward to images from your new lens.

Cheers,

Justin.