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I went back and shot some more frames to fill in a few gaps, and reprocessed everything, working primarily in Photoshop after initial stretching in pixInsight. It may be a little too candy-apple red, and I've been staring at these four panels for so long I still see them when I close my eyes. So it's time to get a little last minute feedback before submitting to the contest for the month. Any suggestions will be appreciated. The stats are about the same as last time, inly I've got about 25 minutes in on each of the :non-target" panels, as opposed to the 10 minutes each I had before. It's about 1hr40min on the Heart and 1hr11min on the Soul. 5 minute subs with the modded XTi @ iso800 through the EON 72mm @ f4,8, piggybacked on the CPC925 on a Mitty wedge, guided with SSAG through the CPC. Thanks for looking! Here's a link to a bigger version: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/4058123050_161914ec04_o.jpg and a smaller one for here: Post Extras:       Tonk Post Laureate Reged: 08/19/04 Posts: 4355 Loc: Leeds, UK, 54N Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.... [Re: nickatnight]       #3419719 - 10/30/09 08:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A beauty! -------------------- Televue 85, GM-8/Gemini, Canon 40D (unmodded), Canon 450D (modded w/Astronomiks clip-ins - UV/IR, OWB) Coronado SM60/BF10, Baader Herschel Wedge Leeds Sky Clock Ripon Sky Clock Post Extras:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2702 Loc: Central California Coast Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.... [Re: Tonk]       #3419728 - 10/30/09 08:18 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice Nick!! Put together beautifully! Now click 'Submit'... -------------------- Gary 34N 120W -My kingdom for blue squares!- WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF AT8RC mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD CGEM Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o My Friend Flickr Post Extras:       SGT500 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/03/06 Posts: 2922 Loc: Ny Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: waassaabee]       #3419891 - 10/30/09 10:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow. thats an awesome shot. -------------------- -Sal AstroTech Ritchey Chretien 8" Williams Optics Zenithstar 80 Orion Atlas Eq-G Hap Griffin Modified Canon Eos Xs (1000D) My Astrophotography Gallery My Sketch Gallery Post Extras:       s58y Postmaster Reged: 12/12/04 Posts: 5507 Loc: Eastern NY Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: SGT500]       #3420131 - 10/30/09 12:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great mosaic. -------------------- Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider SV80S, TV102iis Old camera lenses: 800mm f/5.6, 180mm f/3.4 AP900, Barndoor tracker http://www.pbase.com/s58y Post Extras:       templec member Reged: 08/01/09 Posts: 51 Loc: Hendersonville, TN USA Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: s58y]       #3420189 - 10/30/09 01:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent image! I've yet to give mosaics a try, however this is a very good example of why I should - My shortest FL is 308... -------------------- Orion 10" f/4.7 Newtonian Astro Tech AT8IN 8" f/4 Newtonian Orion 80ED William Optics ZS66 Atlas EQ-G w/EQMOD Post Extras:       nofxrx Vendor (HyperCams & Mods) Reged: 07/12/05 Posts: 2496 Loc: Palm Bay,Florida Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: templec]       #3420680 - 10/30/09 06:18 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   NICE work Nick!!!! The added time on this really makes the nebs stand out even more than your first version,which was remarkable in itself! Cheers!! Brent -------------------- Brent Oliver WO-66SD*WO-Megrez102ED-Special Edition CGE Pier-Mounted Artemis285*OrionSSII-Mono AstronomikLRGBHOS*AtikMFW HyperCams&MODS My Gallery Post Extras:       jmX super member Reged: 04/23/09 Posts: 166 Loc: Orange County, CA Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: nofxrx]       #3420752 - 10/30/09 07:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That sir, is a winning image. Do you have a proper high resolution version available somewhere? I bet it came out pretty fantastic since this is a mosaic. -------------------- Jon C6N + CG5 Skywatcher Equinox 80 + CGEM http://jmx.ls1howto.com Post Extras:       Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4928 Loc: N.E Ohio Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: jmX]       #3420774 - 10/30/09 07:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome! shot Nick .. -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. Post Extras:       Grouptele sage Reged: 08/11/07 Posts: 304 Loc: Qcy, IL Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: Dave M]       #3420864 - 10/30/09 08:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dang it! That is a good looking composite. Well done! Victor -------------------- C8-XLT, G5, AT66 EQ-G Starshoot color CCD Canon XS, HapMod SPC900NC webcam Edited by Grouptele (10/30/09 08:28 PM) Post Extras:       Psyire scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/24/07 Posts: 979 Loc: 55* North Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: Grouptele]       #3421086 - 10/30/09 10:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Incredible Composition Nick! It all came together perfectly, congrats! -------------------- Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics Elusive Photons.com Post Extras:       Nils_Lars Post Laureate Reged: 01/04/08 Posts: 3434 Loc: Santa Cruz Mountains , CA Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: Psyire]       #3421207 - 10/31/09 12:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Perfectly framed and processed , totally done and ready. Excellent work Nick. -------------------- 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: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: Nils_Lars]       #3421290 - 10/31/09 01:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   LOL! Thanks everyone. I think "Now click 'Submit'..." is my favorite advice I've gotton on the boards. Whew, sounds like I can be done. I have a higher res version up the tweaking chain quite a bit, so it would be a lot of work to get it to this level. Maybe when a cloudy week or two hits. I find you have to make a lot of compromises in a mosaic, especially when you have limited time, as well as varied amounts of time, on the different panels. But contest or no contest, I'm happy with the image. Just going for the challenge each month feels like a win in my book. Makes me push a bit farther than I normally would. -------------------- 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:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2702 Loc: Central California Coast Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: nickatnight]       #3421344 - 10/31/09 02:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   How can I vote for this most awesomest of images if you won't post it? -------------------- Gary 34N 120W -My kingdom for blue squares!- WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF AT8RC mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD CGEM Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o My Friend Flickr Post Extras:       nickatnight Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/14/08 Posts: 1751 Loc: Santa Clarita, CA (LA Suburbs) Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: waassaabee]       #3421356 - 10/31/09 02:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   OK....it's posted....done. Now I can go mangle some other photons. -------------------- 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:       waassaabee Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/26/07 Posts: 2702 Loc: Central California Coast Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: nickatnight]       #3421407 - 10/31/09 05:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WOW..!! There's some good pictures in the contest... -------------------- Gary 34N 120W -My kingdom for blue squares!- WO Megrez 90FD/TV 0.8x FR/FF AT8RC mini Borg 50/Q-Guide/PHD CGEM Canon 350D Hap Griffin Baader mod - o.o My Friend Flickr Post Extras:       bryansay super member Reged: 02/25/09 Posts: 111 Loc: Georgetown, TX Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: waassaabee]       #3421530 - 10/31/09 08:52 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Super Shot Nick. Well done as usual. -------------------- Bryan Sayler Celestron C9.25; Orion ED80 HEQ-5; Orion ST-80 w/starshoot Nikon D80; Canon 40D Hap Griffin Mod Empty Wallet Post Extras:       Star surfer8 super member Reged: 05/15/06 Posts: 493 Re: Heart and Soul Mosaic V2 with filled-in bits.. [Re: bryansay]       #3421886 - 10/31/09 01:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice job putting it together Nick. -------------------- Tom Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 12 registered and 12 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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