· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3395 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic       #3403548 - 10/22/09 01:16 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I had both of these shots taken from my backyard and I decided it would be worth a run through Autopano to see what came out. I thought I had done a pretty good job of setting this up but I was way off and I guess I have to make this a 4 panel or start over 33 5min subs for NGC 6992 and 24 for NGC 6960 , ISO 800 stacked in DSS then adjusted in PS CS2.Canon 400D(modded), Orion Atlas mount and the scope is a Orion ED80 refractor and with the 8" SCT as a guide scope. -------------------- Erik Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD) Orion ED 80 Williams Optics VII reducer Celestron 8" SCT Orion Starshoot Autoguider PHD guide Canon 400D Hap Griffin Mod w/Baader filter Astronomik clip-in LP filter and 12nm Ha Stilleto CVF and Bahtinov mask Tamron 75-300mm&28-80mm lenses NexImage webcam http://www.flickr.com/photos/31986095@N05/ Post Extras:       xatamec member Reged: 09/12/09 Posts: 46 Loc: Catalonia, Spain Re: NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3403622 - 10/22/09 02:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Erik, Be sure you've done a pretty good job. It is difficult to make a mosaic if you don't use specific software during the exposures. Next time you can give a try to the Mosaic feature of the EQMOD driver. The photo is very well processed, I know this area of the sky is very difficult because of the incredible number of small stars there. Good job! Sergi -------------------- My telescopes: WO Megrez 88FD APO and SW 200/1000 My mount: SW EQ6 My cameras: Cooled Canon 350D, QHY5 ...and very little time to play with these toys! Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3395 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic [Re: xatamec]       #3403642 - 10/22/09 02:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ya I have seen that feature in EQMOD and I really should have used it but I wasnt really planning on doing this as a mosaic I was just shooting , now that I stuck them together I can see I blew it. -------------------- Erik Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD) Orion ED 80 Williams Optics VII reducer Celestron 8" SCT Orion Starshoot Autoguider PHD guide Canon 400D Hap Griffin Mod w/Baader filter Astronomik clip-in LP filter and 12nm Ha Stilleto CVF and Bahtinov mask Tamron 75-300mm&28-80mm lenses NexImage webcam http://www.flickr.com/photos/31986095@N05/ Post Extras:       nickatnight Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/14/08 Posts: 1751 Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs) Re: NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3403687 - 10/22/09 04:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I vote for 4 panels. It's looking very nice Erik. Mosaics really appear like windows to the sky. -------------------- nickatnight Celestron CPC 9.25" GPS Lumicon 2" LumiBrite Diagonal Meade s5000 18mm UWA, Meade 6.7mm UWA, Parks G.S-5 10mm, Celestrom 40mm Plossl Parks 2x Barlow, Meade Tele-Extender Celestron f6.3 Focal Reducer Lumicon UHC Filter and Deep Sky Filter Canon Rebel XTi (prime) Canon Powershot G9 (afocal) Canon EOS T-Ring and Parks T-Adapter Lumicon Univ DigiCam Adapter Post Extras:       Mike Clemens Post Laureate Reged: 11/26/05 Posts: 4255 Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N Re: NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic [Re: nickatnight]       #3403699 - 10/22/09 05:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   this looks great Post Extras:       Adam S sage Reged: 12/21/05 Posts: 361 Loc: Gunnison, Colorado Re: NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3403895 - 10/22/09 10:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You're off to a great start- I'd add panels, you've got great data to work with. -------------------- Adam S. AP 130 GT Televue Pronto Orange C8 Coronado SM 60 Tak EM 200 Denk II Van Slyke Turret CN Gallery: http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=14004 Post Extras:       QueueCT member Reged: 06/25/08 Posts: 98 Re: NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic [Re: Adam S]       #3403981 - 10/22/09 10:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Really nice and I agree, build that mosaic out. Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3395 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: NGC 6992 and 6960 mosaic [Re: QueueCT]       #3405443 - 10/23/09 01:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks very much Nick , Mike , Adam , QueueCT Hehe ok im sold , I guess ill have to build on this since its such a cool part of the sky , I agree Nick it is a window on that part of the universe. -------------------- Erik Orion Atlas Self Hypertuned (EQMOD) Orion ED 80 Williams Optics VII reducer Celestron 8" SCT Orion Starshoot Autoguider PHD guide Canon 400D Hap Griffin Mod w/Baader filter Astronomik clip-in LP filter and 12nm Ha Stilleto CVF and Bahtinov mask Tamron 75-300mm&28-80mm lenses NexImage webcam http://www.flickr.com/photos/31986095@N05/ Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 17 registered and 12 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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