Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Andromeda (And)  ·  Contains:  Andromeda Galaxy  ·  M 110  ·  M 31  ·  M 32  ·  NGC 205  ·  NGC 221  ·  NGC 224
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The Andromeda Galaxy, Olga W. Ismael
The Andromeda Galaxy
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The Andromeda Galaxy

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The Andromeda Galaxy, Olga W. Ismael
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The Andromeda Galaxy

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Well... so almost a whole year later, i've revisited the andromeda galaxy. I'm still speechless how the color came out so naturally and easily, i didn't have to apply some crazy color balance, and any hard process at all!

I haven't completed this image yet: i want to get 4-5h on it. I can also see some linear color noise, i haven't applied dark frames too. But, i find this result really great. I will upload a new revision as soon as i get more data (if my cloudy skies permit heh)

This was also my first time working on each RGB channel. As i'm working with a bad quality lens (75-300mm) with a lot of chromatic aberration, i could spot some major issues on the blue and red channel; those already tend to be worse on a DSLR. The green channel was beautiful, sharp and the stars were perfect, without any halos. But when i've tried to apply it as a luminosity channel, my image got weirder. If anyone knows any processing tip, i would love to hear in the comments. Please also notify me if there's anything else i can correct, because i want this image to be the best it can be!!

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Description: Processing by my friend Mauricio Christiano from a long time ago.

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The Andromeda Galaxy, Olga W. Ismael