Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Aquila (Aql)  ·  Contains:  The star 28Aql  ·  The star 31Aql  ·  The star ω1Aql
The Reaper / LDN 673 (Okie-Tex Star Party 2021), Brent Newton
The Reaper / LDN 673 (Okie-Tex Star Party 2021)
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The Reaper / LDN 673 (Okie-Tex Star Party 2021)

The Reaper / LDN 673 (Okie-Tex Star Party 2021), Brent Newton
The Reaper / LDN 673 (Okie-Tex Star Party 2021)
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The Reaper / LDN 673 (Okie-Tex Star Party 2021)

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Description

Also featured as the 23 December, 2021 AAPOD2! (https://www.aapod2.com/blog/the-reaper-ldn-673-684)

My primary target from the 2021 Star Party - LDN 673 appears like a swirling mass of tentacles, and LDN 684 is included (to the upper-right), fans of the Mass Effect series may notice it appears like the shadow of a Reaper, leading to my title. As this nebula complex (600 l.y. distant) is located within the main band of the Milky Way, the area is filled with golden and red starlight, making the darkness of the nebula easily stand out and providing the rare blue stars with brilliant color contrast.

2024 Re-Master:

Pre-Processing:
 - Darks, Flats, Flat Darks calibration
 - Subframe Selection
 - Star Align, Local Norm (L only)
 - Image Integration

L Processing:
 - BlurX, StarX
 - Rista TGVD, MMT
 - HT clip, GHS stretch
 - MMT
 - Star Screen-blend using PixelMath (Stars given MaskedStretch)

RGB Processing:
 - LFit R, B to G
 - RGB Combine
 - ImageSolver + SPCC
 - BlurX
 - Background Neut
 - StarX
 - Rista TGVD, MMT
 - SCNR G

 - HT Clip, GHS stretch
 - Curves vibrance increase
 - Star Screen-blend using PixelMath (Stars given ArcSinH, HT stretch)
 - LRGB Combination

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The Reaper / LDN 673 (Okie-Tex Star Party 2021), Brent Newton