Scorpius at Wiruna

[Ross G]

Hello,

I went to Wiruna last Saturday night and got lucky with the weather.
I was able to image from 6:30pm until 5:30am the next morning.

I imaged the Antares region for the first time.

Each photo is about 6x10min subs.

Looking at the final photos I realised they overlaped...maybe a possible mosaic (...Marc??).


WO M110 Refractor
WO FFII flattener/reducer
QHY8L Camera
HEQ5Pro Mount
PHD Guiding through WO 66mm scope

10min subs
Cooled -20c
Darks and Flats
DSS
Photoshop


What do you think?

Thanks for looking.

Ross.

[Osirisra (Ken)]

Very nice indeed!!!

What settings ya use?

I'm still waiting to use my QHY8L...over two months with nothing but clouds

[atalas]

Nice shots Ross.

[sjastro]

Fine images Ross.

Steven

[dugnsuz (Doug)]

Beautiful shots Ross - they would make parts of an amazing mosaic.
Doug

[Paul Haese]

Nicely done. I think I like the first and second images best. The first is near the same area as my recent image of SOA184433, but slightly more toward the blue reflection. Certainly try doing a mosaic in PS and see how it looks. Remember to blend the layers together when you are done.

[multiweb (Marc)]

Awesome work Ross. Really well done. You have indeed enough overlap to stitch those three. Next session fill in the gaps and you'll ave a really nice panorama.

[mithrandir (Andrew)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

Awesome work Ross. Really well done. You have indeed enough overlap to stitch those three. Next session fill in the gaps and you'll ave a really nice panorama.

Well done, Ross.

Did you use Photoshop, Marc? AutoPano made this in about 10 seconds.

Andrew

[Ross G]

Ken, thanks. This is my 3rd proper, darksite outing with the QHY8L and am really starting to like it and the images it produces.
I have the Gain at 1 and the Offset at 133 as suggested by Theo. They seem to work so I have not changed them.
I use the Ezycap software that came with the camera and it works well.
I use DSS to register and stack. I then import into Photoshop to process.

Louie and Steven, thanks for you encouraging comments.

Doug and Paul, thanks for your kind comments and advice. Yes, when I looked at the 3 shots I saw that they overlaped. Mosaics.....something else to add to the "must learn" list. I think Marc has given me a short cut.

Thanks Andrew and I will check out Autopano...I love anything that saves me time and effort!

Marc, thank you for joining the shots together. I am definitely going to fill in the gaps. The end result will be amazing. Your skills are magical!

Thank you.

Ross.

[midnight (Darrin)]

There is big potential in a mosaic of this region. Go for it Ross!! It's looking good already.

Darrin...

[Alchemy (Clive)]

Some very nice work there, love the Antares shot, the dust looks great

[tlgerdes (Trevor)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

Marc, ........ Your skills are magical!

Thank you.

Ross.

Well, he does fancy himself as a bit of a (Weather) Fairy.

It was a great night up there, and your efforts have been well rewards. Thanks for the company.

[Ross G]

Thank you Clive, I'm glad you like it.

Yes Darrin, mosaics were not a path I wanted to venture down. I have too many more basic skills to still learn. However, it is tempting.

Hi Trevor. Yes it was a magical night at Wiruna. Ten hours straight of the clearest skies and trouble free imaging. Do you think Mr Magic had something to do with it?


Thanks.

Ross.

[Osirisra (Ken)]

Originally Posted by Ross G

Ken, thanks. This is my 3rd proper, darksite outing with the QHY8L and am really starting to like it and the images it produces.
I have the Gain at 1 and the Offset at 133 as suggested by Theo. They seem to work so I have not changed them.
I use the Ezycap software that came with the camera and it works well.
I use DSS to register and stack. I then import into Photoshop to process.

K ta, that is the same setting and software I've got for mine...when I finally get to use it

The full mosiac will be one hell of a awesome pic!

[Ross G]

Good luck Ken.
Hope you get a few clear nights to try your camera...you will not look back.


Ross.