Create a Mosaic - Full Tutorial | ASIAir + PixInsight

In this double-feature I'll show my full process for creating a mosaic. We'll start in the ASIAir and use the Plan feature to determine the dimensions of the mosaic. Once the data has been captured, we'll bring it into PixInsight and create the final image. This will take a while, as we need to stack a series of panels together, correct any issues, and then blend the panels together.

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00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Initial Setup
02:18 - Confirm Composition Looks Good
03:33 - Set Up the Plan
05:38 - Create Mosaic
08:20 - Determine Camera Settings
09:14 - Begin Plan
10:23 - Multi-Night Tips
12:05 - Video 2 - PixInsight: Create Mosaic
12:08 - Intro
12:38 - Prepare Images for Stacking
14:31 - Stack Photos in WBPP
19:08 - Inspect Auto-Crop Master
20:53 - Fix Stacked Photos
26:55 - MosaicByCoordinates
29:55 - GradientMergeMosaic (Optional)
34:11 - Photometric Mosaic
42:36 - Final Mosaic Inspection
45:55 - File Size Concerns
48:44 - Outro