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Image of the day 07/29/2021

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    M17 SHO - Fire and Ice, Ben
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    M17 SHO - Fire and Ice

    Image of the day 07/29/2021

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      M17 SHO - Fire and Ice, Ben
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      M17 SHO - Fire and Ice

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      I got some more data despite the moon, so a bit more of the background is present. Loved Tareq's suggestion of a battle between ice and fire :-)

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        M17 SHO - Fire and Ice, Ben
        Original
        M17 SHO - Fire and Ice, Ben
        B
        M17 SHO - Fire and Ice, Ben
        E
      • Final
        M17 SHO - Fire and Ice, Ben
        F

      B

      Description: A further bit of background neutralisation

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      E

      Description: A bit more pop

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      F

      Description: Reprocessed with an aim of reproducing the same image via different means. Used tone maps and added back in the stars and star colour hopefully to keep the stars a little nicer.

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      M17 SHO - Fire and Ice, Ben