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The Tarantula in its Web, Rob Citroni

The Tarantula in its Web

The Tarantula in its Web, Rob Citroni

The Tarantula in its Web

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Description

My first real attempt at individual 3 band NB imaging. The SHO-AIP script was used in Pixinsight to achieve the most satisfying blend, with adjustments to hue curves also (green was removed and/or shifted into blue, as I find heavy green tints generally not my cup of tea for emission nebulae!)
Photometric CC helped to make the stars more 'natural' looking.
Just as well the Tarantula is over in the LMC and not nearby! (It is said that every night would be a full moon if it were located as far from us as the Great Nebula in Orion - but in this case NB filters would not help in imaging everything else!)

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The Tarantula in its Web, Rob Citroni