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My first mosaic : IC1805 & IC1848

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#1 marvyyk

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Posted 30 September 2023 - 09:29 AM

Hi All!

 

We were luck last week, we had a couple of nice nights... I decided to shoot in the Cassiopeia region and try a mosaic... It is my first mosaic... I have so much to learn, but for a first one, I'm very happy with the result. Hope you will like it too...

 

Acquisition

  • Rising Cam IMX571 color + Zenithstar73
  • iOptron CEM26 + iPolar
  • ZWO ASI224MC + WO Uniguide 120mm
  • NINA & PHD2

Sessions

  •  Sept 21, 22, 24 & 25, 2023
  •  NBZ filter, 300s exp : total approx. 4h30/panels
    • 4 panels: 2x2 - 25% overlap

 

Processing

  • Siril, StarNet++, ICE & Gimp

 

Capture d’écran 2023-09-30 101751.jpeg

 

 

For a full resolution version: https://flic.kr/p/2p6d1Qr

 

Thanks for commenting and advising me on improving my processing smile.gif

 

Clear sky...

 

 


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#2 BQ Octantis

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Posted 30 September 2023 - 09:42 AM

Nicely done…congrats!

 

BQ


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#3 marvyyk

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Posted 30 September 2023 - 10:44 AM

Nicely done…congrats!

 

BQ

Thanks :)

 

I still need to find a better way to process mosaic (particularly the background uniformity...). But, It's my first one :)



#4 RPitts62

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Posted 30 September 2023 - 10:48 AM

I think it looks really good! Well done!!

 

Randy


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Posted 30 September 2023 - 01:38 PM

 I like it well done


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#6 marvyyk

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Posted 30 September 2023 - 02:44 PM

I think it looks really good! Well done!!

 

Randy

 

 I like it well done

Thanks @RPitts62 & @Sheridan for your nice comments, its well appreciated :)




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