Image of the day 12/29/2021

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Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070) in SHO with RGB stars, Jacob Heppell

Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070) in SHO with RGB stars

Image of the day 12/29/2021

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Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070) in SHO with RGB stars, Jacob Heppell

Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070) in SHO with RGB stars

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Come early summer, the LMC is rising so time to point the scope south! 25hrs of data later, I've put together my take on the Tarantula nebula (NGC2070) in SHO. For something different, I decided to blend in some short exposure RGB stars to replace the otherwise bland white stars I typically get when processing using the tone map approach. I liked the result it gave so I'll likely incorporate that into all narrowband images I do. Typically, I'll aim for well over 30 hors of data but figured this target was bright enough not to need it.

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Tarantula Nebula (NGC2070) in SHO with RGB stars, Jacob Heppell

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