Moon Panorama, March 1, 2020

hiparon

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Moon

Mar 4th, 2020

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Resolution:: 5140x7304 px
File size:: 2444 KB

Photo description / processing

Seven video clips, each 3 minutes and 30 seconds long at 30 frames per second, with 10 to 20% of frames stacked. There was noticeable variable haze—I pulled out as much detail as I could, but some artifacts appeared against the black background. I don’t yet know what they are or where they came from. If anyone has insight, please let me know.

Technical information

Telescope/Lens: Sky-Watcher MAK 102
Camera: Canon EOS 200D
Mount: Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro
Software: PIPP, AS, ICE, AI, LR .

Location: г. Томск, Россия , Томская область

Comments

Aleksey Tertychnyy

Background artifacts? This is due to haze (the background is gray), while the black background indicates no signal. If I understand the issue correctly, it's better to capture with a significant portion of dark sky (around 20-25%) so that after stitching the panorama, such transitions don't occur.

Mar 5th, 2020

Aleksandr

You can fix it... Go into Photoshop, click at the top: Image/Adjustment/Levels. Drag the left slider until the artifacts in the dark area disappear. For the ideal result, the sky should be as dark as possible with minimal noise.

Nov 21st, 2022

Aleksandr

Nov 21st, 2022

hiparonReply to Aleksandr

Thank you, I'll try that next time. For now, I'm just filling in those areas in the photo editor.

Nov 22nd, 2022