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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, in natural broadband RGB, darkdesertdome
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, in natural broadband RGB

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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, in natural broadband RGB, darkdesertdome
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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, in natural broadband RGB

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I revisited an old data set taken in summer 2021 and reprocessed it using current techniques.  The data isn't perfect... my Hyperstar wasn't perfectly collimated... but I always wanted to go back and see what I could do with the data and how much it could be cleaned up.  It was taken with my OSC camera with no filters at a Bortle 2 dark sky site at nearly 2600 meters (8500 feet) elevation, when I was first learning how to use the Hyperstar lens and take proper calibration frames.  I've learned a lot since then!  It turned out okay, and if I were to capture this again, there are some things I would do differently, but I'm happy with the result.

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NGC 7023 Iris Nebula, in natural broadband RGB, darkdesertdome