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Hey guys finally I had the opportunity to shoot the MilkyWay and processed with Lightroom.

This is my first attempt :pray: :pray:

I took 20 pics and merge together.

I know it is not a very good Pic but it is my first time. I realized that I committed some errors. Anyway, this is the resault.
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It's a very good first attempt, a very nice Milky Way, there seems to be some artifact in there? I supposed it's from the mosiac, if you haven't done so, I believe a more suitable method would be to take your mosaic of the Milky Way then another set of mosaics for the foreground, landmarks, trees ectt then blend the two together in photo shop or what ever software you use
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yobbo89 wrote: Fri May 29, 2020 8:26 am It's a very good first attempt, a very nice Milky Way, there seems to be some artifact in there? I supposed it's from the mosiac, if you haven't done so, I believe a more suitable method would be to take your mosaic of the Milky Way then another set of mosaics for the foreground, landmarks, trees ectt then blend the two together in photo shop or what ever software you use
Yes, I've done all together, landmark and milkyway. I started from the ground and rising the tripolt, than moving it about 20'.
Yes there are some automatic clone as the software fill the gap automatically.

Thanks for the advice next time I will do 2 different mosaics.
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Find Joe on here (ozeclips) he is the guru of nightscape astro,he will throw in some pointers.
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Congratulations Frank on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD.

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Very nice Frank and Congrats on winning today's APOD.
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Yep, a worthy APOD - perfection is sometimes overrated - for a first try this is accomplished.
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Hi Frank. A nice Milky Way mosaic image from you, with lots of detail. Thanks for your first attempt presentation Frank, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.
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That is really nice and congrats on the APOD!
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Wow that looks great!

You can see why they call it the Arch of the sky!

Much respect.

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Very nice for your first attempt. And congrats on the APOD.
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Congratulations 🎉
Nice capture 👌
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:text-thankyouyellow: everyone.
Unbelievable that I won the APOD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Actually I think it's pretty cool, Frank. Lightyears ahead of any nightscape I've attempted. Thank you for posting.
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Thats a great milky way image. Thanks very much for sharing it with us and congratulations on winning the APOD. Phill
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Great first attempt. Some of the merge artefacts are interesting - a true Salvadore Daliesque Milky Way Pano.
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