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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