Milky Way: Mosaics Test

by Aleksey Shipilëv

Objects in field: Wild Duck Cluster, M 11, M 26, IC 4756, Sh2-54, Sh2-55, Sh2-56, Sh2-57, Sh2-58, Sh2-59, Sh2-60, Sh2-61, Sh2-62, Sh2-64, Sh2-65, Sh2-66, Sh2-67, Sh2-68, Sh2-69, Sh2-71, Sh2-72, Sh2-74, Sh2-75, Sh2-77, 12 Aql, 12 i Aql, 14 g Aql, 15 h Aql, 16 Aql), 16 lam Aql, 19 Aql, 20 Aql, 21 Aql, 22 Aql, 23 Aql, 24 Aql, 26 f Aql, 27 d Aql, 30 Aql), 30 del Aql, 32 nu. Aql, 35 c Aql, 36 e Aql, 38 Aql, 38 mu. Aql, 39 kap Aql, 4 Aql, 41 Aql), 41 iot Aql, 42 Aql, 44 sig Aql, 45 Aql, 5 Aql, 58 eta Ser, 58 Ser, 59 d Ser A, 59 d Ser B, 60 c Ser, 61 Ser, 62 Ser, 63 Ser A), 63 tet01 Ser, 63 tet02 Ser, 64 Ser, 70 p Oph, 73 Oph, 74 Oph, 8 Aql, Al Thalimain I (λ Aql, Al Thalimain II (ι Aql, alf Sct, Alya, Aquila, bet Sct, del Sct, Denebokab, e Ser, eps Sct, eta Sct, Part of the constellation Aquila (Aql), Part of the constellation Scutum (Sct), Part of the constellation Serpens (Ser), PK019+00.1, PK020-00.1, PK020+00.1, PK021-00.1, PK021-00.2, PK021-01.1, PK021+00.1, PK021+02.1, PK022-02.1, PK022-03.1, PK022+01.1, PK022+04.1, PK023-01.1, PK023-01.2, PK023-02.1, PK023+01.1, PK023+04.1, PK024-02.1, PK024-03.1, PK024-05.1, PK024+03.1, PK024+05.1, PK025-00.1, PK025-02.1, PK025-04.1, PK025-04.2, PK026-01.1, PK026-01.2, PK026-02.1, PK026-02.3, PK027-02.1, PK027-03.1, PK027-03.2, PK027-09.1, PK027+00.1, PK027+04.1, PK028-02.1, PK028-03.1, PK028-04.1, PK028+01.1, PK028+02.1, PK028+05.1, PK028+10.1, PK029-00.1, PK029-02.1, PK029-05.1, PK029-07.1, PK029+00.1, PK030-07.1, PK030+03.1, PK030+04.1, PK030+06.1, PK031-00.1, PK031-00.2, PK031-10.1, PK031+01.1, PK031+05.1, PK032-00.1, PK032-01.1, PK032-02.1, PK032-02.2, PK032-03.1, PK032-03.2, PK032-08.1, PK032+05.1, PK032+07.1, PK032+07.2, PK033-01.1, PK033-02.1, PK033-02.2, PK033-05.1, PK033-06.1, PK034-06.1, PK034-10.1, PK034-11.1, PK034+02.1, PK034+06.1, PK035-00.1, PK035-05.1, PK035+03.1, PK036-01.2, PK036-01.3, PK036-02.1, PK037-03.2, PK037-03.3, PK037-05.1, PK037-06.1, PK037+04.1, PK038-00.1, PK038-03.1, PK038-03.2, PK038+02.1, PK039-02.1, PK039-02.2, PK039+02.1, PK040-00.1, PK040-03.1, PK041-00.1, PK041-02.1, PK042-01.1, PK042-06.1, PK043-03.1, PK044-05.1, PK045-04.1, R Aql, R Sct, Scutum, The star 70 Oph, The star Al Thalimain Posterior, The star Al Thalimain Prior, The star Almizan I (δ Aql, The star Alya (θ1 Ser, The star i Aql, The star α Sct, The star β Sct, The star η Ser, The star μ Aql, U Aql, V986 Oph, zet Sct

Equipment: Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro

Integration: 2h 30m

Test shots to establish how much exposure time to get per panel, how well the panels align and process. Every panel centers on a bright star that I hand-picked in Stellarium; apparently not very successfully, as they are not fully overlapping. The real acquisition would likely use N.I.N.A. mosaics planner to do it properly. Each panel is APS-C frame, which makes final resolution impressively…