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Heart and Soul Widefield Mosaic: 7 panels complete, Paul Macklin
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Heart and Soul Widefield Mosaic: 7 panels complete

Heart and Soul Widefield Mosaic: 7 panels complete, Paul Macklin
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Heart and Soul Widefield Mosaic: 7 panels complete

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Description

This is work in progress on my first major mosaic project: a 16-panel widefield on the Heart and Soul nebulas, at ~2.15"/pixel resolution. All this on a ZenithStar 61ii mounted with a cem26, and imaged with an asi533mc pro and L-extreme filter. I have 51 hours of integrated time so far.

Each panel:
  • Minimum of 7 hours at 6 min subs at -10C
  • Extract and stack Ha and [OIII] separately
  • Remove light pollution in stacked Ha and [OIII] panels

Mosaic:
  • Load Ha and [OIII] panels as separate channels
  • Register both channels at same time
  • Create separate Ha and [OIII] mosaics

A: Mosaic plan
B: Ha mosaic 
D: [OIII] mosaic
F: Detail: Panel 6
G: Detail: Panel 7
H: Detail: Panel 11
J: Detail: Panel 10
K: current HOO mosaic

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  • Final
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B

Description: Ha mosaic

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D

Description: [OIII] mosaic

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F

Description: Detail: Panel 6

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G

Description: Detail: Panel 7

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H

Description: Detail: Panel 11

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J

Description: Detail: Panel 10

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K

Description: 7-panel Heart & Soul mosaic in HOO

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Heart and Soul Widefield Mosaic: 7 panels complete, Paul Macklin