This is best used for photos with no nebulosity, or perhaps little nebulosity. M45_3_mosaic .xisf _r _m M45_4_mosaic D:/Astrophotography/Astro Images/M45/12-03-17/mosiac registered .xisf _r _m

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	D:/Astrophotography/Astro Images/M45/12-03-17/mosiac registered/M45_2_crop_mosaic_2_r.xisf
	D:/Astrophotography/Astro Images/M45/12-03-17/mosiac registered/M45_3_mosaic_2_r.xisf
	D:/Astrophotography/Astro Images/M45/12-03-17/mosiac registered/M45_4_mosaic_2_r.xisf

Crop off all black edges 1. Open images 2. Crop off black edges 3. Extract background. 4. Move images into rough layout of final image. 5. Create preview where first two images overlap. 6. Open 'Rough Mosaic' process icon. 7. Change reference image to be first image. 8. Apply process icon to second image. 9. Close first two images and replace with new mosaic that was created. 10. Repeat steps 5 - 9 for remaining images. 11. Open 'Proper Mosaic' process icon. 12. Change reference image to be the final rough mosaic output with all images combined. 13. Apply process icon to each of the 4 original images from Step 3, you want to keep images that have each pane in a final mosaic with large black areas where the other images would reside. Save these images to hard drive. 14. Open 'Gradient Merge Mosaic' process icon and add the files created in step 13. Apply the process. 15. Increasing the feather option helps with getting a smoother seam, increasing the shrink radius helps if you get pinching around a star.

	D:/Astrophotography/Astro Images/M45/12-03-17/mosiac registered/M45_1_mosaic_1_r.xisf
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	D:/Astrophotography/Astro Images/M45/12-03-17/mosiac registered/M45_3_mosaic_2_r.xisf
	D:/Astrophotography/Astro Images/M45/12-03-17/mosiac registered/M45_4_mosaic_2_r.xisf