Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  M 96  ·  NGC 3368
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Messier 96, Sendhil Chinnasamy
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Messier 96

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Messier 96, Sendhil Chinnasamy
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Messier 96

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I think this might be the most I have sunk in on a galaxy target. I thought it looked cool in Stellarium back when I started. Little did I know I will be sitting on it for this long. 

After collecting Ha and L, I went with the usual 2-3 hours of RGB per channel, but when I started to work on the data, the outer regions turned out to be gray. I could not push the color data much so went back on adding more RGB. Even with the current integration times, the outer dust lanes appear faint enough. 

Processed this several times and none of it made me happy. While I was able to get decent colors in the core, the outer regions, not so much. Plus the details appeared soft. I guess it is what it is 😀. 

I have to move on, so this will do for now. Hope you like this result. Clear skies!

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Messier 96, Sendhil Chinnasamy