Landscape Seam Alignment

[chris hanson]

I create custom landscapes for the sits I visit and they all have an alignment issue at the seam of the two edges.  I use a level tripod and my mobile phone to take the pictures.  Below is a screen shoot from Stellarium of my backyard. How can I correct this?

[Georg Zotti]

Chapter 7 of the User Guide describes recommended workflows. If you prefer to deviate, it's up to you to create a pano with other tools/cameras.

[Glenn Newell]

I suggest using google street view, to capture spherical image of your location.

Then the landscape.ini file looks like this:

[landscape]

name = Mendoza Ranch Parking, Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch County Park, Gilroy, CA

author = Glenn Newell

description = Observing Position

type = spherical

maptex = Horizon.png

maptex_top = 60

maptex_bottom = -90

angle_rotatez = -8.0

horizon_line_color =  .75,.45,.45

[location]

planet = Earth

latitude = +37d4'14.2"

longitude = 122d31'21.7"W

altitude = 288

and you adjust the  angle_rotatez to line things up.

That also means you may be able to grab existing street views, of your remote observing locations, to make landscapes.

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[chris hanson]

Thank you both for your recommendations.  I found a third option.  I used Google Street View to create a pano and it worked great, perfect alignment and great quality.  

Kind regards,

Chris

[chris hanson]

[Gadgetman Bowen]

While there are many YouTube tutorials on making landscapes to be imported into Stellarium, I would recommend one using the phone app Theodolite.  You will not have a picture, but you will have the outline need to show only the sky above your obstructions.  You will not have to align and stitch the photos.

YouTube video on the app; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sq3RovtMggc&ab_channel=PatriotAstro

[chris hanson]

I have been using the Custom Landscape for 2 year , I was just trying to find out how to correct the seam alignment.  I have done that now.  Thanks all for the recommendations.

Chris