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Old 13-01-2007, 08:18 AM
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Gama,
Well done, tracking and focus are top notch and I know what you mean by how hard it is to get any decent imaging nights these days!
I had a quick play with your image and you can get an awsome Tarantula by removing some of that background Moon haze, you probably already know this but here goes:
duplicate image, Gaussian blur max the duplicate image, select all and copy, go back to original image, paste, open a layers window and select "difference", adjust the opacity slider to 50-60 percent (to taste) and notice the background haze dissapear leaving the glorious Tarantula you imaged.
flatten the image, then do your usual levels (set dark, adjust midtones etc), a hint of curves, etc.
see if you like the outcome.

It's a great image and well worth removing the haze i think
i'd print it and display it proudly
cheers
frank
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