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M8 (Lagoon Nebula), m159267
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M8 (Lagoon Nebula)

Revision title: Reprocessing

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M8 (Lagoon Nebula)

Revision title: Reprocessing

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Description

"It was a dark and... windy night..." -- My make shift wind block worked - sorta.
A lot of stars are slightly egg-shaped. Then my west tree line swallowed the nebula. 
But I still got about 2 1/2 hours.

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  • M8 (Lagoon Nebula), m159267
    Original
  • M8 (Lagoon Nebula), m159267
    B
  • Final
    M8 (Lagoon Nebula), m159267
    D

B

Title: Lagoon (HOO / Starless)

Description: Simply looked better w/o the stars.

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D

Title: Reprocessing

Description: Utilizing newer sharpening method.

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M8 (Lagoon Nebula), m159267