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M51

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M51

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Description

M51

Reprocessed using new workflow in Startools.

Data is from April of 2017, before dithering and OAG.

Total time (20 min stack, 1 hr process)

DSS Average Stack 16 dark, flat, darkflat

SYN-LUM

Develop - 94% with DAF (20 pix)

Dcon - automask 1.6x 15 iterations

Sharp - scale 1 -25%, scale 2 - 50% amount 150%

HDR - reveal all 150 px

Denoise - Amount 20%, 10 pixels, scale 2, BDL = 25%

RGB - in combine 2x2 bin - color tweaks

Denoise - 6 pixels, CDL - 70%

Combine in LRGB module

HDR reveal all - 100 pixels

HDR reveal core - 20 pixels

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Description: Touchup in LR

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M51, Jonathan Young

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