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Eagle Nebula - First Attempt, ajnast
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Eagle Nebula - First Attempt

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Eagle Nebula - First Attempt

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I wanted to capture the Trifid and Lagoon nebulae last summer, but they were too low from my back yard - behind my neighbor's garage. So I quickly searched for another target and found the Eagle Nebula.

I've only recently found out how to combat tinting from light pollution filters, so this one was quite green/blue when I started processing it. I had to stretch it a LOT to get anything like real colors (maybe I'll go revisit the Veil someday), but now I at least know I need to set a custom white balance in the future in order to avoid this tinting in my images. I will work on it this summer, while I look at nearby dark sites, a dedicated camera, and a bigger battery.

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Eagle Nebula - First Attempt, ajnast