#(COMPLETED) Mosaic 85mm of the Cygnus Milky Way region

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magic quest
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I finally managed to complete this personal project of mine spanning 4 nights with 4 different panels
In this image we can see various targets, from the bright H-alpha nebulae like North American nebula to Elephant Trunk to dark nebula like Iris or Dark Shark nebula

  • Equipment
    Canon EOS 6D Mark II (stock), Samyang 85mm f/1.4, SWSA 2i Star Tracker
  • Conditions
    Bortle 6/7
    First night: Clear with some haze
    Second night: Clear, but quite hazy
    Third night: Clear, but quite hazy
    Fourth night: Clear, hazier than last night
  • Acquisition details
    FIRST NIGHT (top right side)
    Lights taken at ISO 400, f/2.8, 2 min long exposures
    Total of 2 hour and 30 minutes integration time
    30 flats
    SECOND NIGHT (top left side)
    Lights taken at ISO 400, f/2.8, 2 min long exposures
    Total of 2 hour and 40 minutes integration time
    30 flats
    THIRD NIGHT (bottom left side)
    Lights taken at ISO 400, f/3.5 (accidently), 2 min long exposures
    Total of 3 hour integration time
    30 flats
    FOURTH NIGHT (bottom right side)
    Lights taken at ISO 400, f/2.8, 2 min long exposures
    Total of 2 hour and 20 minutes integration time
    30 flats

Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker, edited with Siril, Starnet and Photoshop
Panorama stitched in Photoshop

icy pawn
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I really like this! Can you explain how you combined them into a mosaic in Photoshop?