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M8 & M20 (from full frame to cropped), Jan Curtis
M8 & M20 (from full frame to cropped)
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M8 & M20 (from full frame to cropped)

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Skies darkened and cleared under mild temperatures after moon set.

The original image is raw unprocessed. Processed improvements will follow.

Post-process used PI and PS. Note contrast, color, noise reduction, star reduction, sharpness in final versions.

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M8 & M20 (from full frame to cropped), Jan Curtis