Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106 (1525mm Focal Length), Nick Evans
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M106 (1525mm Focal Length)

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M106 (1525mm Focal Length), Nick Evans
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M106 (1525mm Focal Length)

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First time using StarNet2 to separate stars from the object in order to differentially process the stars and the object. I used clone stamp to fix halos on the stars away from the object on the starless layer. I didn't touch the blue star just above the core of m106, so you can see what it looks like with the halo left in (didn't want to touch things near the core).

Unlike other times I used blurX and noiseX on the linear data before stretching. Shot near zenith mostly on a clear night and waning moon, so pretty good conditions.

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M106 (1525mm Focal Length), Nick Evans