M31 Lum only after a long mosaic attempt!

[steviemac500]

I'm only posting this as I've had a nightmare trying to complete an RGB mosaic of Andromeda. Getting the field illumination matched and the colour calibration correct across the panels (6) was just beyond a joke, especially where the frames meet. I had to shoot an extra panel to fill in a tiny gap between frames too. It has been valuable experience but has shown me that I need to do more RGB shots as I am very much out of practise.

So this is the L only of M31, 7 panels of approx 5 hrs each not looking great!!! The mosaic was constructed using APP which i cant fault and some post processing done in PI - I am now moving on from this target and treating it as a learning experience. It doesn't always go right!!!

 

[wimvb]

So far, I've avoided mosaics. But I can appreciate your struggles. I like your image.

[pietervdv]

Great image, you captured some faint signal in the outer arms! I also like the horizontal stretched format. As a big fan of B&W imaging, this is right up my alley.

Regards,

Pieter

[alan potts]

Well I think it's very nice, can't wait to see the colour added, I as a learner had a play with this the other night, I do find the core burns out very easily even on a short amount of time, 10mins in total.