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M53, Tim Gehring
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M53

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M53

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Description

This is my first attempt at imaging M53 with my Nikon Z6ii, SkyGuider Pro, Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF ED guided with my ASI Air Pro. I decided to edit the raw frames in LR first, second stack in Sequator and then edit the stacked version in LR again. Came out better than I thought with not a lot of work. Certainly could be better and I have a lot to learn but I can identify the object and I'm generally happy with the outcome. I can see a dedicated astrocamera will be in my future due to the color cast which I believe is from my sensor and cant really be removed without a lot of manipulation which can make things worse. This color cast issue is supported in a CN forum in a lot of detail. I didn't get the concentric coloring discussed but still have the noisy purple background.

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M53, Tim Gehring