Crab Nebula (M1) - HOS (adjusted) (dswtan)

Celestial hemisphere: Northern · Constellation: Taurus (Tau) · Contains: Crab nebula · LBN 833 · M 1 · NGC 1952 · Sh2-244

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Crab Nebula (M1) - HOS (adjusted)

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Crab Nebula (M1) - HOS (adjusted)

Crab Nebula (M1) - HOS (adjusted)

A milestone image for me, having been one of the first nebulae that I hunted in vain for as a child through a cheap Japanese 60mm refractor in the 70s. This modified HOS version complements the also-modified RGB rendition taken a month before. RC's BlurXterminator makes all the difference -- what a gift to the community. I tried to be gentle with it, but not with the colors here!

The nebula itself shines like a jewel to me in this color combination. RGB stars are from the complementary RGB image alongside this one.

Went with HOS (-green) rather than SHO since I liked this color mix a lot. HOS with green is also stunning, but I wanted to find my own path, and green in the sky still seems "strange" to me.

~15 hours total integration at 120s/filter, unity gain, 0C. Details below. Taken over multiple ~2-4hr sessions in November 2022.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crab_Nebula

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RA (center)	05h34m32s.471
RA (top/left)	05h35m43s.833
RA (top/right)	05h33m13s.712
RA (bottom/right)	05h33m21s.211
RA (bottom/left)	05h35m50s.917

Dec (center)	+22°00′58″.73
Dec (top/left)	+22°13′59″.99
Dec (top/right)	+22°11′30″.40
Dec (bottom/right)	+21°47′56″.69
Dec (bottom/left)	+21°50′25″.83

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