WISE Imaging and Photometry:
HIRES vs Drizzle
M31, south-west corner of spiral arm, WISE view from *drizzle* mosaicing; bands 1-4, clockwise from upper left.
WISE HIRES mosaicing.
M31, southern spiral arm, WISE view from *drizzle* mosaicing; bands 1-4, clockwise from upper left.
WISE HIRES mosaicing.
NGC 5266 from *drizzle* mosaicing (3-color, W1+W2+W3).
WISE HIRES mosaicing.
NGC 4656 WISE view (upper) drizzle mosaicing with native resolution, and (lower) HIRES mosaicing with super-resolution. 8 arcmin fov.
Representative examples from the following link:
Constructing a WISE High Resolution Galaxy Atlas