[/QUOTE]ps Graham, that's far enough off topic I'll leave it there...now, over to your image of Orion's sword again

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He, he, no dramas, Mike. I got something out of the volley, cheers!
Thanks guys for the chatter!
Yes, Alex, I did. I must admit that I do notice how it tends to wipe out some of the nebulosity, even at the weakest setting, but didn't really think much of it. What do you suggest? I'm not good enough at Photoshop to do gradients myself. What are Noel Carboni's tools like for that? Do you use them?