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California Nebula HOORGB Mosaic, Phil Brewer
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California Nebula HOORGB Mosaic

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California Nebula HOORGB Mosaic, Phil Brewer
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California Nebula HOORGB Mosaic

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Description

6 panel mosaic. Taken over pretty much every clear night between Sept 25 2020 through Feb 3 2021. Sub count and integration is per panel. At 120 hours total integration and over four months of acquisition, easily my largest project to date.

Luminance is Ha mixed with a pseudo Lum taken from the RGB data for the stars. Nebula color is HOO tonemapping. Stars are RGB.

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California Nebula HOORGB Mosaic, Phil Brewer

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