Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell Nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853  ·  The star 13Vul  ·  The star 14Vul  ·  The star 16Vul
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M27 wide with clouds, wsg
M27 wide with clouds
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M27 wide with clouds

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M27 wide with clouds, wsg
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M27 wide with clouds

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I think I finally have mostly round stars after working with the Flat61R  for a couple of nights in a row.  I knew the forecast was not good but I wanted to see a stack with round stars so I shot 140, 3 minute subs all with clouds pretty much and kept the images that showed M27 clear enough to see a bit of detail.  The final total was 65 and I noticed that the clouds in the integrated image looked more like a gradient than clouds so I processed accordingly.  Perhaps the 89% full moon had a smoothing effect on the clouds too, I don't know but even the haze around the brighter stars was minimal in the end.  This hobby can be strange and frustrating but never dull...

Revised in staging 8/22/2021  I turned down the teal a bit and coaxed a bit more nebulosity out.

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M27 wide with clouds, wsg