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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula, Greg Mason
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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula

Revision title: NGC2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula

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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula, Greg Mason
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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula

Revision title: NGC2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula

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PixInsight Workflow

Weighted Batch Pre-Processing:

Post-Processing:

StarAlignment
DynamicCrop
DynamicBackgroundExtraction
LinearFit
TGVDenoise
MultiScaleMedianTransform
ArcsinhStretch
ChannelCombination
⦁    R = Sii
⦁    G = Ha
⦁    B = Oiii

Non-linear RGB file.

BackgroundNeutralization
Invert Image
SCNR (Green to remove magenta from stars)
InvertImage
CurvesTransformation to adjust Hue to taste and to balance colors.

Starnet to create starless image.
PixelMath to adjust starless image (1-(1-$T)*(1-$T) )
HistogramTransformation on starless image to increase contrast

PixleMath to blend starless image with RGB (F=0.4;  (1-(1-$T)*(1-s)*F)+($T*~F) )
CurvesTransformation to adjust saturation, mask, as needed
MorphologicalTransformation for star reduction
UnsharpMask

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NGC 2264 - Christmas Tree Cluster & Cone Nebula, Greg Mason