Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Leo (Leo)  ·  Contains:  NGC 2903
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NGC 2903, Tanglebones
NGC 2903
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NGC 2903

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NGC 2903, Tanglebones
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NGC 2903

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Out with the Seestar on an unexpectedly clear night and captured 610 10-second subs of this galaxy. Processed in Pixinsight and Affinity Photo, as i experiment with new (to me) techniques. In  this case, using SubframeSelector to sort by FWHM, Eccentiricy and Stars - paring the list down to 430. Out of that, PI rejected another 23 or so, and I carried that to completion.

I think my backgrounds are too black, but that appears to be my preference, at least for now. As I get more experience, and look at what other people are doing, that may change. Still, regardless of the clash between art and science, capturing light that departed on its journey 30 million years ago, just as pigs and cats were first making their appearance on Earth, is pretty mind-blowing.

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NGC 2903, Tanglebones