NGC3532 Mosaic

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #1 25-07-2007, 03:04 AM

Because the Toucam and ED80 combination doesn't allow for a very wide FOV, I made up a mosaic of NGC3532 using 9 imaged sections.

Here is the finished product.

I know, it just looks like a bunch of stars

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #2 25-07-2007, 01:59 PM

hmmmm, 26 views and no comments.

Shows how ordinary it is

I was hoping it would make the Cluster stand out among the background stars, but it didn't. It just looks like a page of dots.

They don't even look like stars

iceman (Mike) · #3 25-07-2007, 02:02 PM

It almost looks like some of your old photoshop work

Maybe the cluster is too sparse to be effective using your techniques?

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #4 25-07-2007, 02:06 PM

Yep Mike, a digital spray gun gone wrong

It's a very large cluster for the ED80. Even with the focal reducer in place!

NGC3532's dimension is 50.0' x 50.0'. and they are only 40 second exposures to keep the Amp Glow to a minimum.

Garyh · #5 25-07-2007, 04:18 PM

You have done a fine job stitching them all together Ken!!
Well done

Dr Nick (Nick) · #6 25-07-2007, 05:01 PM

It isn't reallt that bad, it does look like a page of dots, but dont all cluster images?

Well done!

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #7 25-07-2007, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garyh

You have done a fine job stitching them all together Ken!!
Well done

I was starting to go Goo-Goo eyed trying to manually match all the dots

Bassnut (Fred) · #8 25-07-2007, 09:08 PM

You have the stiching thang down pat, I cant see the join, now take a mosiac of somethink interesting ;-).

Fred

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #9 25-07-2007, 09:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bassnut

You have the stiching thang down pat, I cant see the join, now take a mosiac of somethink interesting ;-).

Fred

Give me a new camera and I'll gladly comply

Ric · #10 25-07-2007, 11:56 PM

Very nice stitching Ken no joins or seams in that one, I can see a cows head in the cluster though

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #11 26-07-2007, 01:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric

Very nice stitching Ken no joins or seams in that one, I can see a cows head in the cluster though

A cows head????

1. These are the individual images (3x40 seconds each)
2. The Mosaic assembly marked

Ric · #12 26-07-2007, 11:43 AM

It was more obvious on my laptop monitor at home last night.
The work monitor doesn't show it as well.

Cheers