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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith
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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy

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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith
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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy

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Description

First light with a new-to-me 12" GSO truss newtonian. The Paracorr has a 1.15x barlow effect, bringing the newt to f4.6.

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  • M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith
    Original
  • M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith
    B
  • M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith
    C
  • M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith
    E
  • Final
    M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith
    F

B

Description: Sharpened and reduced reds.

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C

Description: Didn't like the sharpening. Took it out but kept the color profile.

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E

Description: Reprocess. Previous versions looked a little washed out to me.

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F

Description: Removed red cast from background.

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M101 The Pinwheel Galaxy, Tyrel Smith