Taken over 5 nights this image is a bit incomplete and for several reasons. The first of which is the luminance is a bit short for my liking and still has a bit of noise in the darker areas. The second is there is a star just outside of the field on the top right that is causing a flare and that has spoiled the shot a bit. And; finally some of the stars are not registered properly. I don't know why but every now and again I get this problem with my star images. I have tried several different methods to eliminate the problem but I cannot seem to get it all out completely. It is a minor thing but annoying to my eye.
There many fine images of these objects out on the net and there was plenty of inspiration to give me guidance. I am not 100% happy with the colour, but I have been tossing and turning for a few nights and this is about the best mean fit. Perhaps it suits others too.
Composed of 10.6 hours of integration with LHaRGB data. Colour and luminance subs are 20 minutes in length and Ha is 30 minutes in length.
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