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Sculptor Galaxy, Paul Krizak

Sculptor Galaxy

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An extremely tough subject from my observatory. The extreme light pollution, combined with the galaxy being very low in the south, meant that the galaxy itself was not visible at all visually. Even long-exposure photographs only showed a small smear of the brightest part of the galaxy before processing. This image would have benefited greatly from a set of flat frames, as the background gradient seemed to hinder my ability to stretch the histogram enough to draw out the galaxy's details.

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Sculptor Galaxy, Paul Krizak