Came across this image now to recreate it myself?

[Danny83uk]

While looking up using mosaic images at x5 barlow to create more detailed surface images i stumbled across this.(Enlarge to see all the magnificiant detail, This is not my image and i take no credit for it).

Original article Jaw dropping mosaic

So now ive seen this i want to try it myself. Ive seen the option on DSS to create mosaic's but have yet to try it, or even if it would work.

Anyway i jusy wanted to share this splendid piece of photography.

[johnfosteruk]

I would stack each pane in Autostakkert, then do sharpening and wavelets in Registax, taking care to make them match as near as possible in curves/contrast etc then use Microsoft ICE to stitch them.

[D4N]

I would suggest using software to help you manage the mosaic as well, nothing worse than spending hours building a huge mosaic only to realise that you missed a bit.

[bottletopburly]

10 minutes ago, D4N said:

I would suggest using software to help you manage the mosaic as well, nothing worse than spending hours building a huge mosaic only to realise that you missed a bit.

You mean like this

[bottletopburly]

Got there in the end though https://flic.kr/p/z7VPbE

 

[ecuador]

The first time I tried a moon mosaic, I was POSITIVE I had gotten everything, and, after processing and stitching, 2 huge holes...

[Danny83uk]

52 minutes ago, bottletopburly said:

You mean like this

oh no. I intend to start easy on a small cresent.

[Danny83uk]

52 minutes ago, bottletopburly said:

Got there in the end though https://flic.kr/p/z7VPbE

 

Very nice.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I make these kinds of mosaics with a Celestron C8, and a planetary camera (nowadays the ASI178MM). I get results of 80-110 Mpixel depending on the phase.

I typically take 40-60 videos of 1000 frames, stack between 100 and 500 of these depending on seeing, using AS!2 (its batch processing option is brilliant: just open the whole lot in one go), and sharpen each resulting image in ImPPG using deconvolution and unsharp masking. I find this works better than Registax wavelets on the moon and sun, and it allows batch processing. I then stitch the results in MS-ICE. WHen I used the ASI174MM I used to need more videos, due to the lower resolution of that camera. I go over the surface systematically with LOADS of overlap, and have yet to miss a bit (touch wood).

 

[Danny83uk]

So ive been out. Heres my first attempt.

Now trying a second with a filter on the lens to take a little of the shine out.