Montage Crux.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

The things I do when the moons out.

I started out wanting make the most of clear skies even with moon in the way.

My plan was to see what's around the major stars in crux but the moon interfered too much with decent exposures.
So I decided to make a montage of the stars and jewel box in the shape of crux.

I know ---- I'm

Yes they are all the correct stars.

8” F/4 astrograph , baader type coma corrector, HEQ Pro 5 mount, orion mini guider.
Camera.
Unmodded Cannon 1100D. Cooler box.

5 x 2 minute subs ISO 400 per image . Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker .Processed in Photoshop 7 .

Cheers,

Justin.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

That turned out well, Justin! Nice work

[batema (Mark)]

Very nice indeed.

[Regulus (Trevor)]

That's a pretty nice result Justin.

[Rod771 (Rod)]

Great result Justin. That looks really good

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

That's got be be one of the nicest Southern Cross I've seen. How many panels?

You know you have to do ALL the constellations now. Something to do on a moon lit night.

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Lovely portrait of our signature constellation Justin, excellent work on moon filled night

Mike

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Very, very attractive Justin.

Steve

[Marios (Marios)]

Good job pin point stars that Baader coma corrector really pays for itself.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

That turned out well, Justin! Nice work

Thanks Laurie!

Surprised how it turned out myself.

Originally Posted by batema

Very nice indeed.

Thanks Mark!

Originally Posted by Regulus

That's a pretty nice result Justin.

Thanks Trevor!

I really like diffraction spikes in this case.

Originally Posted by Rod771

Great result Justin. That looks really good

Thanks Rod!

Originally Posted by cometcatcher

That's got be be one of the nicest Southern Cross I've seen. How many panels?

You know you have to do ALL the constellations now. Something to do on a moon lit night.

Thanks Kevin!

Six panels, plus some copy and fill in.
Yeah, imagine Scorpio in a bright star montage!

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Lovely portrait of our signature constellation Justin, excellent work on moon filled night

Mike

Thanks Mike!

Hate to see a clear night go to waste.

Originally Posted by Stevec35

Very, very attractive Justin.

Steve

Thanks Steve!

Originally Posted by Marios

Good job pin point stars that Baader coma corrector really pays for itself.

Thanks Mario's

Cheers,

Justin.

[cometcatcher (Kevin)]

Originally Posted by tilbrook@rbe.ne

Yeah, imagine Scorpio in a bright star montage!

Yeah Scorpio would be nice. Do you take requests? You must do Orion! Might have to wait until it comes around again though.

[atalas]

Nicer shot justin.

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by atalas

Nicer shot justin.

Thanks Louie!

Cheers,

Justin.

[jsmoraes (Jorge)]

Very nice work, Justin. Jewel Box is very clear and the color of stars are very beautiful. Congratulations.
note: inside Crux there are at least two interesting objects, too. This constellation is very impressive. I like explore it. Gama-Crux, for example, has a close little blue star that always call my attention.

[marco (Marco Lorenzi)]

Very nice Justin, working on more than 4 panels mosaic is tougher than most people thoughts so kudos to you!
Regards
Marco

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by jsmoraes

Very nice work, Justin. Jewel Box is very clear and the color of stars are very beautiful. Congratulations.
note: inside Crux there are at least two interesting objects, too. This constellation is very impressive. I like explore it. Gama-Crux, for example, has a close little blue star that always call my attention.

Thanks Jorge!

Yes, beautiful star in Crux.

Originally Posted by marco

Very nice Justin, working on more than 4 panels mosaic is tougher than most people thoughts so kudos to you!
Regards
Marco

Thanks Marco!

Keeps me out of the Pub.

Cheers,

Justin.

[AG Hybrid (Adrian)]

Love how bright red that carbon star is, located near bcrux.

[astronobob (Bob)]

Thats the Best Crux Ive ever seen Justin, True, them Stars are absolutely Stunning in that field, magically executed

[tilbrook@rbe.ne (Justin Tilbrook)]

Originally Posted by AG Hybrid

Love how bright red that carbon star is, located near bcrux.

Thanks Adrian!

Are you a variable star man?

Originally Posted by astronobob

Thats the Best Crux Ive ever seen Justin, True, them Stars are absolutely Stunning in that field, magically executed

Thanks Bob!

It's fun being creative with images, have to take my hat off to the software developers for the wonderful programs that allow us to make these images.

Cheers,

Justin.

[lacad01 (Adam)]

Superb Crux, well done Justin