OOH yes, I do like that JJ

, very.......naked indeed (mm, must try that on M42 myself). To be fair, Jase was the one who originally seeded that evil starless thought, well, and southern comfort

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I especially like the alone-out-in space composition, very different, and striking, havent seen that before on M42. And as you may have found, processing/stretching becomes much more enjoyable without pesky ballooning/artifact city stars

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Nice to see you stepping out of the box JJ, original and very enjoyable to view.