Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Ursa Major (UMa)  ·  Contains:  NGC 3718  ·  NGC 3729
NGC 3718, Tim Ray

NGC 3718

Revision title: Reprocessed with new monitor

NGC 3718, Tim Ray

NGC 3718

Revision title: Reprocessed with new monitor

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This is the 3rd image in 3 nights. The clouds are returning... The same config as the previous 2 nights. The 2600mcPro on the C11EdgeHD and the 2600mmPro on the RC10. This image however I did combine the Lum image with stars intact for spikes. The reason for the lack of color in the spikes is the Celestron doesn't have spikes to record color data. Standard LRGB workflow. Both cameras captured subs in a 2x2bin mode so I 3x drizzled during the stacking in PI. I might have been too aggressive on the saturation...

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  • NGC 3718, Tim Ray
    Original
  • NGC 3718, Tim Ray
    B
  • NGC 3718, Tim Ray
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  • Final
    NGC 3718, Tim Ray
    D

B

Description: Lum not combined with stars

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C

Title: Reprocessed LRGB (RC10+C11EdgeHD stars)

Description: Reprocessed. Better attention to background...

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D

Title: Reprocessed with new monitor

Description: Laptop that did image processing died on the TSE 2024 trip and I purchased a new laptop with an OLED screen. Wow, what a screen. Was never happy with the processing on this image. This is the effort with a new monitor...

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NGC 3718, Tim Ray