Improved Mosaics - Part 2

Better, But Still Not Perfect

This is the second post about mosaic construction using Autostich. Twelve images taken on August 2, 2012 were combined into the following incomplete portrait of the solar disk showing a nice display of sunspots and filaments.

The full-sized version of this image is 3864 pixels wide by 2638 pixels high! The inverted version below highlights cloud-like filaments.

It's obvious I could not capture a full disk mosaic on August 2. By September 23, however, using my new, precise telescope mount, I was able to make a nearly complete disk image. Here is a 22-image mosaic from September 23rd. The full-sized image is 4047 pixels wide by 4186 pixels high!

The blending in this image isn't perfect, but it's a BIG improvement over the following patchwork with no blending.

Finally, here is the inverted version of the September 23rd mosaic:

I'm irked by the three missing notches on the Sun's rim. I was a little careless with telescope movement while capturing the final few images. But I'm now ready to make highly detailed full-disk images as soon as the next observing season starts.