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HDR study of M42, Kevin Snedden
HDR study of M42
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HDR study of M42

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Simplistic HDR rendering from two sets of data.

Unfortunately, I had to meridian flip just as the long exposures were done so I had to manually align them for HDR processing.

I used Canon's Digital Photo Professional to HDR final images from DSS

Nothing too fancy, just trying to get both the Trapezium and the dust lanes

Updated Version August 24:

Reworked data using Pixinsight. Explored HDR transform tool and star mask to reduce "Achro Bloat"

Much better color balance and dynamic range in this version though I didn't see the satellite tracks until near the end of processing.

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HDR study of M42, Kevin Snedden

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