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M51 - ST learning process, Andreas Dietz
M51 - ST learning process
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M51 - ST learning process

M51 - ST learning process, Andreas Dietz
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M51 - ST learning process

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This is an improved version of my M51 first light image posted some days ago (http://www.astrobin.com/290463/). It's based on the same image data, but I've learned a lot about StarTools in the last few days and hours. In the meantime I've purchased a licence of ST, so I don't need to crop down to work with small screenshots any more ;-)

This time I tried to focus on the luminance details and on noise reduction in contrast to the first version with a main focus on color rendering.

Enjoy it!

Comments appreciated!

Edit:

Now in two flavours, one in neutral look with "correct" color mapping. The original shows my favourite color set with a warm golden atmosphere, more like a view onto our own milky way.

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Description: neutral white balance

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