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Old 23-05-2012, 08:34 PM
Martin Pugh
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'Hercules' from Sierra Remote

Hello everyone - next off the processing line is M13.

Got a bit to say about this, so bear with me.

When I drilled down to the core, this single green star stood out like a sore thumb. The colour data is properly calibrated, and this star is perfectly formed, but why it is green is beyond me (I dont think this is Barnard 29)

So:

Two versions of the image linked below:
The first is how I processed the image before I spotted this green alien.
http://www.martinpughastrophotograph.../M13LRGBv2.jpg

Revealing this star in a fully stretched/processed image is very difficult, so I reprocessed the core and blended it into this second version.

http://www.martinpughastrophotograph.../M13LRGBv1.jpg

To see the green star in all its glory, click here:

Also in the image at lower right is NGC 6207 - the owner of SN 2004A, but no longer visible in this image.

cheers
Martin
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