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very good 253 for such a small aperture, short FL scope Adam! Well done!
However, while I appreciate the highlighting of HII structures, I'm not a fan of over-emphasizing them. You get a poxy look that distracts from the beauty of the galaxy IMO. If this were my data, I'd de-emphasize them a bit and make the disk less blue.
Just my humble opinion!