Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Vulpecula (Vul)  ·  Contains:  Dumbbell nebula  ·  M 27  ·  NGC 6853
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Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula, Brent Newton
Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
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Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula

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Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula, Brent Newton
Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula
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Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula

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Description

Processing:
- Hot pixel correction in DSS turned off as it was making my stacked stars into rings
- Lightroom adjustments focused on increasing saturation of the nebula while keeping the color temperature of the background as neutral as possible
- Minor curves and contrast edits in Photoshop CS2 before converting to .PNG


2023 Processing (PixInsight)
 - Batch RAW>TIFF conversion in ACR using Daylight WB
 - Cosmetic Correction
 - Subframe Selector, Star Align
 - Image Integration, Drizzle Integration

 - Crop
 - DBE
 -BlurX
 - ImageSolver + SPCC
 - StarX

 - SCNR (Stars)
 - TGVD, MMT
 - ArcSinH + GHS (Stars given ASH + Curves)
 - ACDNR
 - Range Mask + Curves for Vibrance and Color Balance
 - PixelMath Star Screenblend
 - Bills Star Reduction

Comments

Revisions

  • Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula, Brent Newton
    Original
  • Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula, Brent Newton
    C
  • Final
    Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula, Brent Newton
    D
  • Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula, Brent Newton
    E

D

Description: 2023 Reprocess

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E

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Messier 27 - The Dumbbell Nebula, Brent Newton

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