
My first Mosaic - 15MP version of M45
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My first Mosaic - 15MP version of M45 was created by CarlightExpress
Since M45 would not fit in my FOV of the F4 Quattro, I decided I'd have my first go at building a mosaic, only two panes, but it's still a mosaic 
The Image consists of
14x300S LRGB for Pane 1 and 2, so in total 9.3 Hours worth of exposure time
25 Darks and 25 Flats
Equipment Used:
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro
Imaging Scope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 8-CF @ F4
Imaging Camera: Atik Cameras 383L+ Cooled to -20C
Filterwheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW
Filters: Baader Planetarium 36mm unmounted LRGB
Guide Scope: Celestron Telescopes C80ED
Guide Camera: Qhyccd QHY5L-II
Software Used:
Image Acquisition: Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro
Pre-Processing / Stacking: Maxim-DL
Post Processing: Photoshop CS5 and Noise Ninja
M45 - Pleiades - LRGB Mosaic 15 Megapixel
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Simon Todd
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Enjoy

The Image consists of
14x300S LRGB for Pane 1 and 2, so in total 9.3 Hours worth of exposure time
25 Darks and 25 Flats
Equipment Used:
Mount: Sky-Watcher EQ8 Pro
Imaging Scope: Sky-Watcher Quattro 8-CF @ F4
Imaging Camera: Atik Cameras 383L+ Cooled to -20C
Filterwheel: Starlight Xpress Ltd 7x36mm EFW
Filters: Baader Planetarium 36mm unmounted LRGB
Guide Scope: Celestron Telescopes C80ED
Guide Camera: Qhyccd QHY5L-II
Software Used:
Image Acquisition: Main Sequence Software Sequence Generator Pro
Pre-Processing / Stacking: Maxim-DL
Post Processing: Photoshop CS5 and Noise Ninja

Enjoy
Clear Skies
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Replied by johnomahony on topic My first Mosaic - 15MP version of M45
That's a stunner !!!! You have set the standard here. Well done.
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Replied by CarlightExpress on topic My first Mosaic - 15MP version of M45
Thanks John, now that I know what tools to use for stitching the Mosaic's together this is the first of a few I hope, I would never have contemplated this with the F8 AT8RC, but since I have an F4 I can do much shorter exposure times in comparison.
I compared the detail with what I got last year when I attempted a mosaic with the AT8RC, and there's simply no comparison, the 5 Min exposures on the Quattro are the equivalent to 20 Minutes on the AT8RC
I compared the detail with what I got last year when I attempted a mosaic with the AT8RC, and there's simply no comparison, the 5 Min exposures on the Quattro are the equivalent to 20 Minutes on the AT8RC
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Replied by flt158 on topic My first Mosaic - 15MP version of M45
There are simply so many colours.
And buckets of nebulae!
Well done, Simon.
Aubrey.
And buckets of nebulae!
Well done, Simon.
Aubrey.
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Thanks Aubrey
Don't forget the Galaxy to the right of Electra
Don't forget the Galaxy to the right of Electra
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Good grief, Simon. I see it in your image.
It took me an age to find it.
I could only see it by zooming it in all the way.
According to my Guide 8, it has the designation UGC 2838.
Its magnitude is +17.2.
It must have been discovered by imaging the area.
I wonder who first saw it.
Thank you, Simon.
Happy Christmas from Aubrey.
It took me an age to find it.
I could only see it by zooming it in all the way.
According to my Guide 8, it has the designation UGC 2838.
Its magnitude is +17.2.
It must have been discovered by imaging the area.
I wonder who first saw it.
Thank you, Simon.
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Replied by CarlightExpress on topic My first Mosaic - 15MP version of M45
300 Million light years from Earth!!!
All the best to you too Aubrey
All the best to you too Aubrey
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That's a fabulous shit Simon!!! The detail is stunning
Keith.
Keith.
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Thanks Keith
I presume you mean "shot"
Merry Christmas
I presume you mean "shot"

Merry Christmas
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......and well done too on getting a write up in the Ezine Astrophotography Magazine ; pages 48-59
astrophotomag.com/issue_36/#/0
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