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Elephant Trunk Nebula, Mr. Ashley McGlone
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Elephant Trunk Nebula

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Elephant Trunk Nebula, Mr. Ashley McGlone
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Elephant Trunk Nebula

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100X120" lights + calibration frames
ISO 1600
Bortle 6

Learned a new GIMP technique for star reduction. Instead of using StarNet++, you get your image tuned where you want, then duplicate the layer. On the bottom layer you do Filters > Generic > Erode. On the top layer you reduce transparency to 30-40% to taste. Boom!

I left the image in the orientation where I found it in the sky, then clipped and enlarged the elephant trunk out for ease of viewing.

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Elephant Trunk Nebula, Mr. Ashley McGlone

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