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M44 Beehive Cluster

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I just bought the Optolong L-Pro filter for imaging from my Bortle 7 backyard, and wanted to see how, if at all, it affected star colors.

The Beehive Cluster has, according to Stellarium, a reasonable selection of star types with (B-V) color indices ranging from 0.0 (light blue) to 1.86 (Orangy-Red).

When adjusting saturation I used Stellarium as a color match guide....on balance I'd say the L-Pro does a pretty good job of sustaining the colors expected

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Title: v2

Description: Added a little more blue. The .png file didn't look as good as the original .xisf file.

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M44 Beehive Cluster, Chris Ashford