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Project I have wanted to do since I start in astrophoto. This is a mosaic of five different frames for a total of 15 hours total exposure taken over five nights. I have been playing with it for over a week and need to get it off my HD before I went blind. So much more that can be done with it, still playing with it myself, but just had to share with you all where I am at. Open to tips and trick that you would like to offer as this is a work in progress.

SV 70mmED (3x36x5mins)
ES 102mmEDTriplet (3x36x5min M20 and M8)
ST2000XCM
Sirius Goto
Astronomick CCD LPR

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Comment by Trevor Woodrow on July 4, 2011 at 8:37pm
Thanks Steve. Honestly, not that difficult and happy to share. I cheat. In Microsoft Digital Office Suite there is a Panoramic Stitch function. As long as there is sufficent overlap, the cpu does all the work. Even combines images from different scopes. I take all the images after combining, but before any other processing is done. Stitch them at all at that time, and them proces all frames together as one. After that, it is as you would do any image...just a really really big one ;)
Comment by Steve Coates on July 4, 2011 at 6:44pm
Sweet, congrats on the mosaic. Looks good, I like the last post the best, you got a nice amount of blue in M 20. I would not even know where to start in doing a mosaic. Nice work.
Comment by Trevor Woodrow on July 4, 2011 at 6:26pm
Better color...
Comment by Trevor Woodrow on July 4, 2011 at 6:09pm
Thanks Brother! I am partial to the smaller one two, but much more that I may do. JUst had to walk away, ya know? At least for a bit. Not my first mosaic though, but definately one of my better ones. Thanks for taking a look.
Comment by Marc Basti on July 4, 2011 at 5:20pm
Dive right in head first, 5 panels, that's balls dude. Came out really well-congrats. Like smaller version better (the frame orientation). Sweet, Marc
Comment by Trevor Woodrow on July 4, 2011 at 1:22pm
Better...smaller version...see, I can't stop playing...it is like an illness...ugh! I looked at the larger version of the above and was mortified. Don't look at the "full version"...best at like 30-40%....hence this little version...

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