Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Canes Venatici (CVn)  ·  Contains:  M 106  ·  NGC 4248  ·  NGC 4258
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M106

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M106

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New PC build with an AMD 7950x inspired me to reprocess data with the new toy and techniques. Plenty of interesting companion galaxies nearby, but I sacrificed them to highlight the main star (literally) galaxy this time.

The disc is soft and I thought it was tricky to get the right amount of noise reduction without making it too smooth. The arms are subtle too and it is very easy to over sharpen the core if too aggressive. I think the balance turned out about right for my current taste at the moment and my wife doesn't hate it and even gave it subtle pleased 'hmm' which is about the best feedback I can get for the ROI on my equipment expenditure

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ZWO ASI 2600MC PRO