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The Mosaic That Got Away

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So here I am sitting in forest fire smoke purgatory, wondering when I will be able image again. I went back through some old stuff and here was a very ambitious project of mine that never went anywhere. It was killed by a combination of work and university commitments in addition to weather. Perhaps next year!

The idea was a big six panel mosaic of Virgo, showcasing all the galaxies. I wanted at least 5 hours per panel, but all you get to see is 30 minutes.

Important lessons were learned in both integration and processing mosaics that were used later in the Elephant Trunk 2-panel I did. I am hoping to do one of the Heart / Soul as well as Orion. Thankfully those reach prime imaging times when its actually dark out for a decent amount of time.

I figure I would share it with all you fine folks.

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