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HCG 44 - Leo Quartet, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
HCG 44 - Leo Quartet
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HCG 44 - Leo Quartet

Revision title: Modified color balance

HCG 44 - Leo Quartet, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
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HCG 44 - Leo Quartet

Revision title: Modified color balance

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From my 2022 galaxy season marathon. 

Hickson Compact Group 44 (Arp 316) consists of 3 spiral galaxies and one elliptical galaxy. They all show very different colors and structures and the whole field is littered with background galaxies. 

Is it me, or are elliptical galaxies just very hard to process?

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  • HCG 44 - Leo Quartet, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    Original
  • HCG 44 - Leo Quartet, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    B
  • HCG 44 - Leo Quartet, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    C
  • Final
    HCG 44 - Leo Quartet, Victor Van Puyenbroeck
    D

B

Title: Reprocessed in 2023 with DeepSNR noise reduction of color data

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C

Title: Used galaxies for color balance

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D

Title: Modified color balance

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HCG 44 - Leo Quartet, Victor Van Puyenbroeck