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California Nebula, NGC 1499, mhtandy
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California Nebula, NGC 1499

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California Nebula, NGC 1499

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Description

A really beautiful object, and so many ways to process and present it! I'd like to get at least a hint of some OIII, so will add more data as I can and see what happens .

This image includes a night of additional exposures without the l-extreme filter, for stars only. It was definitely an improvement on the bright blue star Menkib which had a severe halo (artifact from the filter).

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  • California Nebula, NGC 1499, mhtandy
    Original
  • California Nebula, NGC 1499, mhtandy
    B
  • California Nebula, NGC 1499, mhtandy
    C
  • Final
    California Nebula, NGC 1499, mhtandy
    D

B

Description: Re-processed the non-filtered version - applied another slight Curves adjustment to boost the stars; going for a more natural look. Re-blended in PS using "Lighten" mode.

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C

Description: Adjusted background color

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D

Description: Color adjustments to background and nebula, also tried to highlight the brighter stars using StarXTerminator.

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California Nebula, NGC 1499, mhtandy