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Old 19-02-2016, 10:50 PM
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M78 - the Headlight Nebula, a work in progress.

Ok, bear with me on this - M78 from dark skies in Kilmore, Vic , Australia.

LRGB is not my comfort zone - for me it's hard and I'm not sure if my processing workflow is right. Anyway, this is a combination of two nights' data taken a year apart.

Approx 5 hrs Lum (10min subs binx1) 7 hrs Ha (20min subs bin x1) and roughly 40 mins ea of RG & B (5min subs bin x2).

Yes it's still a bit noisy, the colours arn't quite right and it needs yet more data, and the still undiagnosed reflection thing (which I've cropped out on the LHS) is a killer too. but despite all this, I'm convinced that with the proper processing, there's an image in here waiting to get out!

Happy to start again from scratch - but does anyone have a recommended LRGB workflow (or video link) using any combination of nebulosity, Startools & PS to share?

SI know it seems crazy but LRGB does my head in and to me NB is easier...

Hight res here -

C&C welcome
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