Closeup 3 Panel mosaic - moon 16th May

Garyh · #1 19-05-2008, 04:23 PM

Hi Everyone,
Had some not too bad seeing around the 14-16th May so I decided to do some lunar images with my newt and Toucam in the evening.
Have never tried a lunar mosaic so was eager to have a go and stitch a few together.

:thumb sup:
This image was taken with my 6" f/5.6 newt and 3x barlow and Toucam Pro.
3 separate images were then made with only the best 25 frames out of 2000 used then stitched in PS.
Seeing was not too bad maybe around 7/10.
Image stretches all the way from the Montes Apenninus mountains to the Vallis Alpes on the right with Craters Archimedes, Autolycus and Aristillus around the middle section. The fourth image didn`t line up too well so I didn`t bother with it.
Quiet happy with my first attempt...

All comments most welcome.
Cs Gary

iceman (Mike) · #2 19-05-2008, 04:30 PM

Excellent work, Gary! Very nice indeed. Seamless!

h0ughy (David) · #3 19-05-2008, 04:47 PM

wow that is good work

Inmykombi (Geoff) · #4 19-05-2008, 06:44 PM

C'mon now, that must have been from a passing probe....

Seriously.. Well done, That image shows real detail and no evidence of the "stitches".

Keep it up.

Matty P (Matt) · #5 19-05-2008, 06:58 PM

Wow, you have done a great job. It looks like one whole image and not a mosaic.

Very well done.

AlexN · #6 19-05-2008, 11:09 PM

What an absolute ripper! Do another 12 images to surround it so i can use it as my desktop background without stretching it!!

Top work, perfectly stitched

Garyh · #7 20-05-2008, 08:11 AM

Thanks Mike, houghy, Geoff, Matt and Alex!
I did another image but it didn`t line up too well and was 100pix out ..
For some reason the end one was slightly darker as well and needed some adjustment in PS to get it to match...
Next time I shall do a 6 or 8 panel one!
Seeing was too crappy last night to try on the full moon, maybe tonight!
cheers and thanks again.
Gary

ving (David) · #8 20-05-2008, 12:42 PM

hey, not bad at all. certainly no seams lumps or irregularities

well done

Garyh · #9 20-05-2008, 07:29 PM

Thanks Vingster!
I need more practice at Registax but getting there!
cheers Gary

Bassnut (Fred) · #10 20-05-2008, 07:38 PM

Sheesh, thats the kinda detail I was trying to get. Top work Gary, seemless mosiac, and 1st attempt?, extra points ;-)