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Blair MacDonald

HorseHead & Flame Nebula

RASC (Halifax Centre) St. Croix Observatory

Processing:

-Eight 10 minute images converted to tiff and dark corrected using Paint Shop Pro.
-Stacked and flat field corrected using Maxim DL
-Image streteched and masked layer approach used to maintain detail in bright areas
-Noise reduction using Paint Shop Pro
-Final sharpen using Focus Magic (a Photoshop and Paint Shop Pro plugin)

Canon EOS 350D , Meade SN8 8
Camera unmodified
Exposure 80 minutes full exif


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H. P. Henriksen Starman31-Mar-2013 17:15
Fabulous work - BV
Stephen Buckingham28-Feb-2013 02:22
Fascinating image. Well done.
Chris Lock18-Apr-2010 15:04
Excellent work
Guest 16-Sep-2007 03:10
Unbelievable! Especially with common equipment - I thought you needed a super expensive CCD for this kind of stuff. Way to go!
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