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Originally Posted by strongmanmike
I have not artificially (and inaccurately) enhanced their luminosity and shape by simply lassoing and brightening with some arbitrary border set by me, this is 100% as they appear after stretching, this keeps them in acurate brightness context, in comparison with the main galaxy (respecting the light as it were  ....  )
Mike
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what a wonderful image Mike - bravo. As for "respecting the light", couldn't agree more - it took millions of years to get here and we should have the courtesy to allow it to tell it's own story, not impose our own view

. Maybe we need Zen astronomy ???
This hobby sure is heading in an interesting direction with high res and sensitivity being available from smaller scopes. regards Ray