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NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula, Rafael Schmall
NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula
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NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula

NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula, Rafael Schmall
NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula
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NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula

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This photo was my big summer project. I thought of the whole thing as a two-panel mosaic, not because it wouldn't have fit in one picture, but because the stars would be smaller that way, if we take the whole picture as a basis.

In the narrow band, I tried to photograph up to 60% Moon, I got an 80% Moon shot, but I didn't mix it in anymore. I left the complete, calm clear evenings to the RGB.

During processing, I faced the problem that there is a red gradient in the image. I suspect it's because it's in the same place on both panels.

I curved up the dual narrowband expos and then only subtracted the gradients from the red channels, then neatly pulled in the background for both panels. I processed both panels linearly in PS, leaving only the indentation to individual curves. The RGB panels received full gradient subtraction and they went as a color layer on the stars.

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NGC 6992 - The Eastern Veil Nebula, Rafael Schmall