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NGC 6188 in SHO - III, André Moleiro
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NGC 6188 in SHO - III

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NGC 6188 in SHO - III, André Moleiro
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NGC 6188 in SHO - III

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This is my third, and for now, final re-process of my capture of the Fighting Dragons of Ara in SHO with the Redcat 51. Once again I have given a completely different approach to the same original files that resulted in the 2 previous versions of it, as seen below.



NGC 6188 in SHO - RedCat 51




NGC 6188 - SHO II


This time I decided not to hold anything back with Saturation, which resulted in a very different aspect if compared to my previous versions. I also applied some Deconvolution and UnsharpMask to the background, which contributted to the change in texture.

As far as the stars go, I tried something new, which I think will become a standard for my next image: combining the SHO and the RGB stars in the same layer. This resulted in a blast of starts across all field, but with the brighter, more discernible ones being highlighted by the solid colors coming from the RGB layer.

I'm really happy with this result, and I don't think I can make this image any better with my current skillset. Which gives me a lot of room to re-visit the same data in a couple of months, perhaps

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NGC 6188 in SHO - III, André Moleiro